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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German schorn, a derivative of schor (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”), which is related to *skeraną (“to cut”).
See also English score, Old Norse skor (“to tear”), German schoren (“to shovel, till”), Dutch scheuren (“to tear”).
Verb
schore
- (Uri) to shovel, sweep
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) , Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 34.
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “scheuren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
schore
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of scheren
Middle Low German
Etymology
Unknown(s).
Noun
schōre m
- fissure; crack
Noun
schōre f
- barrier
- stockade
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