scierpan

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Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi͜yr.pɑn/, [ˈʃi͜yrˠ.pɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *skarpijan.

Alternative forms

  • sċyrpan, sċirpan, sċerpan

Verb

sċierpan

  1. to sharpen
  2. to whet
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • āsċierpan
  • ġesċierpan
Descendants
  • Middle English: scerpen, scharpen (merged with descendant of Old English sċearpian)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *skirpijan, equivalent to sċeorp (dress, apparel) + -an.

Alternative forms

  • sċirpan, sċerpan

Verb

sċierpan

  1. to clothe
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • āsċierpan
  • ġesċierpan
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