sceard

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃæ͜ɑrd/, [ʃæ͜ɑrˠd]

Adjective

sċeard

  1. notched, chipped, broken

Declension
Declension of sċeard — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċeard sċeard sċeard
Accusative sċeardne sċearde sċeard
Genitive sċeardes sċeardre sċeardes
Dative sċeardum sċeardre sċeardum
Instrumental sċearde sċeardre sċearde
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċearde sċearda, sċearde sċeard
Accusative sċearde sċearda, sċearde sċeard
Genitive sċeardra sċeardra sċeardra
Dative sċeardum sċeardum sċeardum
Instrumental sċeardum sċeardum sċeardum
Declension of sċeard — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċearda sċearde sċearde
Accusative sċeardan sċeardan sċearde
Genitive sċeardan sċeardan sċeardan
Dative sċeardan sċeardan sċeardan
Instrumental sċeardan sċeardan sċeardan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sċeardan sċeardan sċeardan
Accusative sċeardan sċeardan sċeardan
Genitive sċeardra, sċeardena sċeardra, sċeardena sċeardra, sċeardena
Dative sċeardum sċeardum sċeardum
Instrumental sċeardum sċeardum sċeardum

Noun

sċeard n

  1. notch, gap
  2. 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

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