scheryng
Middle English
/ˈʃɛːrinɡ/
noun
Definitions
- Sheep-shearing; the trimming of sheep's wool.
- (rare) The act of slicing or stabbing with a bladed weapon.
- (rare) The shearing or cutting of fabrics made of wool.
- (rare) The cutting or harvesting of crops.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English scheren.
Origin
Middle English
scheren
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hydroshearing English
- nonshearing English
- shear English
- shearing English
- sheepshearing English
- sċieran Old English
- scheren Middle English
- scherer Middle English
- scherling Middle English