- scéarra
- f pl shears, scissors
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Sherman — is a surname that originated in the Anglo Saxon language. It means a shearer of woolen garments, being derived from the words scearra , or shears , and mann , or man . The name is cognate with Sharman, Shearman and Shurman. Sherman has also been… … Wikipedia
Sheerman — This interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is an occupational surname for someone employed as a sheep shearer, or for someone who used shears in the course of his work as a cloth finisher, trimming the surface of the cloth with shears to … Surnames reference
scerero — see scéarra … Old to modern English dictionary
sceruru — see scéarra … Old to modern English dictionary
scéar — f ( e/ a) a pair of shears or scissors; but the word is generally used in the plural (dual?) as the modern shears, scissors; [see also scéarra] … Old to modern English dictionary
scéara — see scéarra … Old to modern English dictionary
Sherman — type of U.S. medium tank used in World War II, 1942, named for U.S. Civil War Gen. William T. Sherman (1820 1891). The surname is from O.E. scearra shears + mann man; hence shearer of woolen garments … Etymology dictionary
