From Middle High German schære , from Old High German scāri , plural of scār , from Proto-West Germanic * skeran . The spelling with -e- (instead of Schäre ) is East Central German , probably reinforced by the related verb scheren ( “ to shear ” ) . Cognate with Dutch schaar , English shears .
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- SchereMiddle English · word_schere_sb
Schere, sb. shears, C; shere, C2, PP; særes, pl., S.
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Schere, v. to shear, S3, S2; schæren, S; sheren, to reap, cut, S, C2; scorn, pp., S2; soren, S; y-schore, S2.—AS. sceran (scieran), pt. scear (pl. scéaron), pp. scoren.
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Schere, adj. pure, bright, clear, SD; skere, adv., SD; sker, clean, entirely, S. Comb.: Shere Þursdai, the Thursday in Holy Week, S.—Icel. skærr; cp. skíri-þórsdagr, skír-dagr, names for Maundy Thursday. See Schyre.
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