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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skēriz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *skērijaz

Etymology

Long-grade verbal adjective derived from *skeraną (to shear, cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɛː.riz/

Adjective

*skēriz

  1. cutting, cuttable

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: *sċǣre, ǣsċǣre
  • Old Norse: *skærr (appears once in compound lýðskærir)
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