scheren

Meaning

  1. (class-4, strong, transitive) to cut back something that grows
  2. (class-4, strong, transitive) to cut back something that grows
  3. (class-4, dated, strong, transitive) to cut back something that grows
  4. (class-4, dated, strong, transitive) to exploit; to defraud of, cheat for

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schääre

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃeːrən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schërn, from Old High German skeran, from Proto-West Germanic *skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Akin to Low German scheren, Dutch scheren, West Frisian skarre, English shear, Danish skære.

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