scearpian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • sċearpiġan, sċearpiġean

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skarpōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑr.pi.ɑn/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑrˠ.pi.ɑn]

Verb

sċearpian

  1. to cut the skin, make an incision
  2. to scarify

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: scharpen (merged with descendant of Old English sċierpan)
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