sierce

Old English

Alternative forms

• serċ, syrċ, syriċ m
• serċe, syrċe, sirċe f

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sarki; related to Old Norse serkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi͜yr.t͡ʃe/, [ˈsi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃe]

Noun

sierċe f

1. shirt, chemise

Declension

Declension of sierce (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sierċe	sierċan
accusative	sierċan	sierċan
genitive	sierċan	sierċena
dative	sierċan	sierċum

Descendants

• Middle English: serk, serke, sark (through the Anglian variant)
  • Scots: serk, sark
  • English: sark

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɕɛrt͡sɛ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɕɛrt͡sɛ/

Noun

sierce n

1. Alternative form of serce