scherd

Middle English

Alternative forms

scheard, scheord, scherde, schord, shard, sherd, sherde

Etymology

From Old English sċeard, from Proto-West Germanic *skard, from Proto-Germanic *skardą. Doublet of scarth.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɛrd/, /ʃɛːrd/, /ʃard/, /ʃoːrd/

Noun

scherd (plural scherdes)

A shard of pottery or clayware.
A container made of clay or similar material.
A dent or hole in something.
(rare) A scale or flake.

Descendants

English: shard, sherd
Scots: shaird
Yola: sheardhe, sheardh, shearde, sharde

References

“sherd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

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