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Yiddish
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schir (“immediate, quick”) (adv. schire), from Old High German skeri (“sharp, acute, quick, rapid”). Compare German schier.
Pronunciation
Adverb
שיִער • (shier)
- nearly
Usage notes
- Often used with a negator, for example איך האָב שיִער ניט געחלשט (Ikh hob shier nit gekhalasht, “I nearly fainted”).
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “שיִער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .