scearp

scearp
adj 1. sharp, having a fine edge or point, pointed, prickly; 2. sharp to the taste, pungent, biting, bitter, acid; 2a. acrid; 3. sharp of speech (i.e., sharp-tongued), rough, harsh; 4. sharp, keen, severe, rough, harsh, of pain or of that which causes pain; 5. sharp, rough; 6. sharp, keen, active, strenuous; 6a. of things, effectual, penetrating; 6b. brave; 7. sharp, keen, of sight; 8. sharp, keen, acute, shrewd, of understanding; [scieran]

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • scearp — sharp …   The Old English to English

  • scearpþancfullíce — adv efficaciously …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • scearpþanclíce — adv acutely, efficaciously …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • scearpþancol — adj quick witted, keen, acute, subtle …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • sharp — scearp …   English to the Old English

  • Sharp — Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge or fine …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sharp practice — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sharper — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sharpest — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To brace sharp — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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