From Middle High German schirlinc, with irregular raising from older scherlinc, from Old High German skerling, itself with dissimilation from older skerning. Cognate with Dutch scheerling. Derived from Proto-Germanic *skarną (“dung”) due to the plant’s preferred habitat. Compare dialectal English sharn.
Schierling m (strong, genitive Schierlings, plural Schierlinge)
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schierling | die | Schierlinge |
genitive | eines | des | Schierlings | der | Schierlinge |
dative | einem | dem | Schierling | den | Schierlingen |
accusative | einen | den | Schierling | die | Schierlinge |