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German (Berlin)

/ˈʃeːʁən/, [ˈʃɛːə̯n]

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to shear (sheep)
  • (transitive) to clip; to prune (a hedge)
  • (transitive) to cut; to trim (hair, especially beardhair)
  • (transitive) to bother (someone); to trouble (someone)
  • (reflexive) to care (about something); to mind (something)

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German skeran (shave) inherited from *skeran inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (shear, shave, cut) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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