shere

See also: Shere

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English scēar; compare scheren. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.

Alternative forms

schere, shyre, chere, sheer

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛːr(ə)/

Noun

shere (plural sheres)

(often in the plural) shears (a pair of linked blades)
(rare) An individual blade.

Descendants

English: shear
Scots: shear
Yola: sheare

References

“shēre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.

Verb

shere

Alternative form of scheren

Romani

Noun

shere

nominative plural of shero

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