schort
English
Adjective
schort (comparative more schort, superlative most schort)
- Obsolete form of short.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔrt
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Noun
schort c or n (plural schorten, diminutive schortje n)
- apron (clothing)
German
Verb
schort
- Second-person plural preterite of scheren.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- schorte, short, shorte
Etymology
From Old English sċort, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Akin to Middle High German schurz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɔrt/
Adjective
schort
- short (as opposed to being tall or long)
- short (in duration), brief, quick
- ephemeral, having a short lifetime
- scarce, rare, scanty
- mean, rude, disrespectful
Descendants
- English: short
- Scots: short, schort
References
- “short (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-07.
Noun
schort (uncountable)
- shortness, being short
- A short duration or time.
- brevity, conciseness
- (poetry) A short metrical foot.
References
- “short (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-07.