sceard

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skardą, participle form of *skar- (“shear”). Cognate with Old Saxon skard, Old High German Old High German scart, Old Norse skarðr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæɑrd/

Adjective

sċeard

notched, chipped, broken

Noun

sċeard n

notch, gap
shard, sherd

Declension

Declension of sceard (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċeard	sċeard
accusative	sċeard	sċeard
genitive	sċeardes	sċearda
dative	sċearde	sċeardum

Descendants

English: sherd, shard

References

Shard and Sherd, in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition

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