scear

English

Noun

Obsolete spelling of sear
- F, the scear, on the projecting branch of which the trigger acts
  Encylopedia Britannica, 1856

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skeran. Related to West Frisian skjirre, Dutch schaar, German Schere, Icelandic skæri.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːr/

Noun

sċēar f

scissors, shears

Usage notes

This word is generally used in the plural, as in modern English scissors, shears.

Declension

Declension of scear (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċēar	sċēara, sċēare
accusative	sċēare	sċēara, sċēare
genitive	sċēare	sċēara
dative	sċēare	sċēarum

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: shere, schere, shyre, chere, sheer
- English: shear
- Scots: shear
- Yola: sheare, shaar

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *skar-, *skaraz (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), whence also Old High German scaro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑr/

Noun

sċear n

plowshare

Descendants

Middle English: share, sharre, shzar, sher
- English: share
- Yola: shor

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