scearn

Old English

Alternative forms

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

Descendants

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