scharp
See also: schärp
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German scharp, from Old Saxon skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz. Cognate with English sharp.
Adjective
scharp
- sharp
Related terms
- scharpen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Adjective
scharp
- sharp (cutting easily)
- rough, harsh to the skin
- sharp (of the senses or mind)
- fierce, intense
- cruel, nasty
- strict
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- scherp
- schāerp
Derived terms
- scherpen
Descendants
- Dutch: scherp
- Limburgish: sjèrp
Further reading
- “scarp (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “scharp (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English sċearp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Adjective
scharp
- sharp
Descendants
- English: sharp
- Scots: scharp