scearp

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċærp, sċarp

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Cognate with Old Frisian skarp, skerp, Old Saxon skarp, Old Dutch skarp, Old High German scarf, Old Norse skarpr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑrp/, [ʃæ͜ɑrˠp]

Adjective

sċearp (comparative sċearpre, superlative sċearpest)

1. sharp

Declension

Declension of sċearp — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċearp	sċearp	sċearp
Accusative	sċearpne	sċearpe	sċearp
Genitive	sċearpes	sċearpre	sċearpes
Dative	sċearpum	sċearpre	sċearpum
Instrumental	sċearpe	sċearpre	sċearpe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċearpe	sċearpa, sċearpe	sċearp
Accusative	sċearpe	sċearpa, sċearpe	sċearp
Genitive	sċearpra	sċearpra	sċearpra
Dative	sċearpum	sċearpum	sċearpum
Instrumental	sċearpum	sċearpum	sċearpum

Declension of sċearp — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċearpa	sċearpe	sċearpe
Accusative	sċearpan	sċearpan	sċearpe
Genitive	sċearpan	sċearpan	sċearpan
Dative	sċearpan	sċearpan	sċearpan
Instrumental	sċearpan	sċearpan	sċearpan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sċearpan	sċearpan	sċearpan
Accusative	sċearpan	sċearpan	sċearpan
Genitive	sċearpra, sċearpena	sċearpra, sċearpena	sċearpra, sċearpena
Dative	sċearpum	sċearpum	sċearpum
Instrumental	sċearpum	sċearpum	sċearpum

Derived terms

• beadusċearp
• efensċearp
• heorusċearp
• mylensċearp
• sċearplīċe
• sċearpnes
• sċearpnumol
• sċearpsmēawung
• sċearpþancol
• unsċearp

Related terms

• sċearpian
• sċearpung
• sċierpan

Descendants

• Middle English: scharp
  • English: sharp
  • Scots: scharp