scheren

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxeː.rə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -eːrən

From Middle Dutch schēren, from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

scheren

1. to shave (reflexive pronouns are used for self-directed actions)

   hij scheert zich nu ― he's shaving now

   de arts scheerde de huid rond the wond van de patiënt ― the doctor shaved the skin around the patient's wound

2. to shear

   morgen gaan ze de schapen scheren ― they will shear the sheep tomorrow

• scheerapparaat
• scheermes

• schaar
• scheur
• scheuren
• schor
• schoor
• schoorsteen

• Afrikaans: skeer
• → Sranan Tongo: sker
  • → Dutch: skeer

scheren

1. to skim, fleet; to go over something really quickly

See the etymology of the main entry.

scheren

1. Plural form of scheer

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːʁən/

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• (northern accent) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛːə̯n]
• Rhymes: -eːʀən

From Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Akin to Low German scheren, Dutch scheren, West Frisian skeare, English shear, Danish skære.

scheren (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present schert, schiert, past tense schor, past participle geschoren, past subjunctive schöre, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

1. (transitive) to shear (sheep)
   • 1813 July 19, Göttingische gelehrte Anzeigen‎, page 1151–1152:

     Unser Verfasser widerspricht hier einer Meinung einiger Naturforscher (…), daß durch das öftere Abschneiden zwar das einzelne Haar an Stärke zunehme, aber die Anzahl der einzelnen Haare darum nicht wachse. Wäre diese Behauptung richtig, so müßte die Wolle von zweyschurigen Schafen gröber seyn, als von einschurigen, und die Wolle müßte um so feiner seyn, je seltener man die Schafe schiert.

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2. (transitive) to clip; to prune (a hedge)
3. (transitive) to cut; to trim (hair, especially beardhair)
4. (transitive) to bother (someone); to trouble (someone)
5. (reflexive, colloquial, with um) to care (about something); to mind (something)

Of uncertain origin. First attested in the 15th century, in the sense of "to hurry off, to escape". [1]

scheren (third-person singular simple present schert, past tense scherte, past participle geschert, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (intransitive) to go into a certain direction
2. (transitive, geometry) to shear, to apply a shearing transformation to (displacing each point of a geometric figure in fixed direction by an amount proportional to its signed distance, thus preserving the area of the figure.)

   ein Rechteck zu einem Parallelogramm scheren ― to shear a rectangle into a parallelogram

   ein geschertes Rechteck verwandelt sich in ein Parallelogramm ― a sheared rectangle is transformed into a parallelogram

   Objekte können mit der Maus skaliert, gedreht und geschert werden ― objects can be scaled, rotated and sheared with the mouse

3. (reflexive, colloquial) to scram; to beat it (often as wegscheren)

Corruption of the strong verb.

scheren (third-person singular simple present schert, past tense scherte, past participle geschert, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to bother (someone); to trouble (someone)
2. (reflexive, colloquial, with um) to care (about something); to mind (something)

   sich einen Dreck scheren um ― to not give a damn about

   Es schert mich einen Dreck! ― I don't give a damn!

• “scheren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• scheren in Duden online (strong and weak verb)
• scheren in Duden online (strong and weak verb)
• scheren in Duden online (weak verb)
• scheren in Duden online (weak verb)

From Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

schēren

1. to shave

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: scheren
  • Afrikaans: skeer
  • → Sranan Tongo: sker
    • → Dutch: skeer
• Limburgish: sjaere

• “scheren (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “scheren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

• schæren, sheren, scheryn, schere, shere, ssere

From Old English sċieran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛːrən/

scheren

1. To cut; to slash or slice with a blade or sharp edge:
   1. To injure or hurt by slicing; to cause injury or hurting.
   2. To slice as to split or open; to chop or dice up.
   3. To dice or slice ingredients or comestibles.
   4. To chop off; to sunder or remove by slicing.
   5. To harvest crops or grain; to slice plants.
   6. To shear; to remove hair, fur, or wool:
      1. To remove one's hair; to have one's hair shaved.
      2. To shave the crown of the head; to induct into
      3. (rare) To shear or shave fabric.
2. To split up; to share out or disunite.
3. To leave or walk away; to make one's departure.
4. To make an sign or mark on something, especially via indentation.
5. (rare) To work or craft a metal object.

This verb is occasionally weak, but generally remains strong throughout the Middle English period.

• scherer
• scherling
• scheryng
• shere
• sherman

• English: shear
• Scots: schere, scheir

• “shēren (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.