scherm
English
Etymology
From Afrikaans, from Dutch. Doublet of screen.
Noun
scherm (plural scherms)
- A temporary shelter made from branches.
- 1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, Cassel and Company (1907), page 53:
- [W]e went to work to build a "scherm" near one of the pools and about a hundred yards to the right of it. This is done by cutting a quantity of thorn bushes and piling them in the shape of a circular hedge. Then the space enclosed is smoothed, and dry tambouki grass, if obtainable, is made into a bed in the centre, and a fire or fires lighted.
- 1885, H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines, Cassel and Company (1907), page 53:
Anagrams
- Mersch
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrm
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmi, from Proto-Germanic *skirmiz.
Noun
scherm n (plural schermen, diminutive schermpje n)
- screen, protection
- awning, sunblind
- display screen, monitor
- (botany) umbel
Derived terms
- aanraakscherm
- beeldscherm
- regenscherm
- valscherm
- windscherm
- zonnescherm
- schermbloemige
- afschermen
- beschermen
- schermen
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: sekèrm
- → Indonesian: sekeram
- → Papiamentu: skèrmu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
scherm
- first-person singular present indicative of schermen
- imperative of schermen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic *skirmi.
Noun
scherm n or m
- protective screen
- protection, cover
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: scherm
- Limburgish: sjèrm
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “scherm”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN