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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schur

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schur
Friedrich Kluge2509857An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schur1891John Francis Davis

Schur, f., ‘shearing, vexation, fleecing,’ from MidHG. schuor, m. and f., ‘shearing,’ a graded form of the root skē̆r, skō̆r, ‘to shear.’