scearn

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċern

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑrn/, [ʃæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun

sċearn n

1. dung
2. filth

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċearn	sċearn
accusative	sċearn	sċearn
genitive	sċearnes	sċearna
dative	sċearne	sċearnum

Derived terms

• sċearnbudda
• sċearnwibba
• sċearnwifel

Related terms

• sċieran

Descendants

• Middle English: scharn, scherne, scherren, sherne
  • English: sharn
  • Scots: shairn, sharn