gúðscearu

gúðscearu
f (-e/-a) slaughter in battle

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  • scearu — f ( e/ a) 1. a cutting, shaving; 2. a shearing of a sheep; 3. the ecclesiastical tonsure; 4. a share f ( e/ a) share bone, share, groin …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • (s)ker-4, (s)kerǝ-, (s)krē- —     (s)ker 4, (s)kerǝ , (s)krē     English meaning: to cut     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden”     Material: I. A. O.Ind. ava , apa skara “Exkremente (Ausscheidung)”; kr̥ṇüti, kr̥ṇōti “verletzt, slays “ (lex.), utkīrṇ a “ausgeschnitten,… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • Share — Share, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See {Shear}, v.] 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Share and share alike — Share Share, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See {Shear}, v.] 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To go shares — Share Share, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See {Shear}, v.] 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • share — I. noun Etymology: Middle English schare, from Old English scear; akin to Old High German scaro plowshare, Old English scieran to cut more at shear Date: before 12th century plowshare II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scearu… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sker- — I. sker 1 Also ker . To cut. Derivatives include shears, scabbard, skirmish, carnage, sharp, scrape, and screw. I. Basic form *sker …   Universalium

  • share — share1 sharable, shareable, adj. sharer, n. /shair/, n., v., shared, sharing. n. 1. the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group. 2. one of the equal fractional parts into which the… …   Universalium

  • Edser — This is an interesting and unusual name of English origin and is locational from a place called High Edser, a hamlet in the parish of Ewhurst, Surrey. The derivation of this surname is from an Old English personal name Ecga , with either scearu a …   Surnames reference

  • share — share1 W1S1 [ʃeə US ʃer] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(use together)¦ 2¦(let somebody use something)¦ 3¦(divide)¦ 4¦(responsibility/blame)¦ 5¦(same)¦ 6¦(tell somebody something)¦ 7 share your life with somebody 8 share and share alike Phrasal verbs   …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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