scear
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
scear (plural scears)
- Obsolete spelling of sear.
- F, the scear, on the projecting branch of which the trigger acts
- Encylopedia Britannica, 1856
- F, the scear, on the projecting branch of which the trigger acts
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From earlier *sċǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *skāri, from Proto-Germanic *skēriz. Related to Old High German skāra (“shears, tonsure”), West Frisian skjirre, Dutch schaar, German Schere, Icelandic skæri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sċēar f
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Declension[edit]
Declension of scear (strong i-stem)
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *skar, from Proto-Germanic *skarą, *skaraz (“ploughshare”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”), whence also Old High German skaro and skara (“ploughshare”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sċear n
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