schere

See also: Schere, Schëre, and schære

Dutch

Verb

schere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of scheren

Anagrams

• cheers, scheer

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

schere

1. inflection of scheren:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English scēar; compare scheren. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

• chere, sheer, shere, shyre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛːr(ə)/

Noun

schere (plural scheres)

1. (often in the plural) shears (a pair of linked blades)
2. (rare) An individual blade.

Descendants

• English: shear
• Scots: shear
• Yola: sheare

References

• “shēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 August 2018.

Etymology 2

Noun

schere

1. alternative form of scharn

Etymology 3

Noun

schere

1. alternative form of schire (“shire, county”)

Etymology 4

Adjective

schere

1. alternative form of sere (“differing”)

Etymology 5

Verb

schere

1. alternative form of scheren