sceard

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skardą, participle form of *skar- (shear). Cognate with Old Saxon skard, Old High German scart, Old Norse skarðr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sċeard

  1. notched, chipped, broken

Declension

Noun

sċeard n

  1. notch, gap
  2. shard, sherd

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Shard and Sherd, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition