scharp
See also: schärp
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German scharp, from Old Saxon skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz. Cognate with English sharp.
Adjective
scharp
Related terms
- scharpen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp.
Adjective
scharp
- sharp (cutting easily)
- rough, harsh to the skin
- sharp (of the senses or mind)
- fierce, intense
- cruel, nasty
- strict
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| nominative | indefinite | scharp | scharpe | scharp | scharpe |
| definite | scharpe | scharpe | |||
| accusative | indefinite | scharpen | scharpe | scharp | scharpe |
| definite | scharpe | ||||
| genitive | indefinite | scharps | scharper | scharps | scharper |
| definite | scharps, scharpen | scharps, scharpen | |||
| dative | scharpen | scharper | scharpen | scharpen | |
Alternative forms
- scherp
- schāerp
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: scherp
- Limburgish: sjèrp
Further reading
- “scarp (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “scharp (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Adjective
scharp