scherd

Middle English

/ʃɛrd/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċeard (gap, notch, shard, cut, a broken piece) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skardą (notch, a nick, nick).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skardą

Gloss

notch, a nick, nick

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