scharn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scherne, scherren, sherne

Etymology

From Old English sċearn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃarn/, /ˈʃɛrn/, /ˈʃɛːrn/

Noun

scharn (uncountable)

1. Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.

Descendants

• English: sharn
• Scots: shairn, sharn

References

• “sharn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.