skairen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

skayren

Etymology

From Old Norse *sköyra. Cognate with Old Danish sköre. Also, possibly cognate with Old Norse skera (“to cut, to shear”), as they share a similar root.

Verb

skairen

To scatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of skairen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) skairen, skaire
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	skaire	skaired
2nd-person singular	skairest	skairedest
3rd-person singular	skaireth	skaired
subjunctive singular	skaire	skaired
imperative singular	skaire	—

plural¹	skairen, skaire	skaireden, skairede
imperative plural	skaireth, skaire	—

participles	skairynge, skairende	skaired, yskaired

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

toskairen

Descendants

English: skair

References

“skairen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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