An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/scharren

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

scharren

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Friedrich Kluge2515566An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — scharren1891John Francis Davis

scharren, vb., ‘to scrape, scratch,’ from the equiv. MidHG. scharren, a graded form of the MidHG. vb. schërren, OHG. scërran, whence ModFr. déchirer, OFr. eschirer, ‘to tear to pieces,’ is borrowed.