scheryng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- schering, scheringe, sherynge, sheryng, scherynge, scheryngge
Etymology
From scheren + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛːrinɡ/
Noun
scheryng (uncountable)
- 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.
Descendants
- English: shearing
- Scots: shearin
References
- “shēring(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-02.