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German
Etymology
From Middle High German scharte f, also schart f or m, from the adjective Old High German *scart (“wounded, cut up”, attested in liduscart), from Proto-Germanic *skardaz. Related with German scheren (“to shear”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch schaert m, Middle Low German schārt n, Old English sceard n, Old Norse skarð n. All possibly from Proto-Germanic *skardą, although the deviating genders in Dutch and High German may suggest independent derivations from the adjective. See English sherd, shard for more.
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Noun
Scharte f (genitive Scharte, plural Scharten)
- (now fairly rare) notch, cut, cleft
- Synonyms: Kerbe, Spalte, Einschnitt
- (architecture) embrasure
- (blacksmithing) a cut, defect in a blade
- (botany) saw-wort (Serratula gen. et spp.)
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