An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/scharren

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Scharreisen

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

scharren

Scharte

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry scharren.

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2633070An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — scharrenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

scharren, verb, ‘to scrape, scratch,’ from the equivalent Middle High German scharren, a graded form of the Middle High German verb schërren, Old High German scërran, whence Modern French déchirer, Old French eschirer, ‘to tear to pieces,’ is borrowed.