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$er, $ir, $ur, er, ersel, harr, her, hers, hersael, hersel, hersel$, hersell, hir, hirs, hirsel, hirsell, hirz, hor, horr, hur, hurs, hursel, hurz, ir, irsel, scho, shae, shay, she, sheu, shi, sho, shö, shö, shø, shu, shui, ur, ursel,
she [ʃø, ʃe, ʃə]
pron. She. Applied to various inanimate objects such as a bell, a church, a mill, a clock or watch etc.
pron. She. Applied to various inanimate objects such as a bell, a church, a mill, a clock or watch etc.
accusative her [hɛr, hɪr, hər] Her.
may be contracted 'er [ər] in colloquial speech.
may be contracted 'er [ər] in colloquial speech.
Possessive hers Hers.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hersel [-ˈsɛl] Herself.
heidin-shafe, heid-shafe, shaef, shaeves, shafe, shaif, shave, sheaf, sheafs, sheif, sheyf,
sheaf [ʃif, ʃef]
n. A sheaf.
pl. sheafs
n. A sheaf.
pl. sheafs
Compounds and phrases etc.
huidin sheaf: A sheaf placed on the top of a stouk to protect it from the rain.
crounin sheaf: The last straw. The tin lid.
crounin sheaf: The last straw. The tin lid.
seer, shaer, shaer, shaers, shair, shair, shaire, shairs, share, share, shear, shearer, shears, sheart, sheer, sheers, sheir, sheirs, sher, shere, sheur, sheyr, shoarn, shooer, shör, shore, shöre, shorn, shuir, shure, sør, suir,
shear [ʃiːr, ʃeːr]
n. The act of cutting or shearing. A cut or slice. A cutting. A cut edge or face. The ridge or crest of a hil. A watershed.
n. pl. shears A pair of scissors, clippers, as for shearing sheep.
v. To shear, to clip, to cut. To reap corn, to cut crops with a sickle, to act as a harvester. To cut meat or vegetables up small for cooking. To chop. To divide or separate, go in different directions.
pt. shuir [ʃøːr, ʃyr, C. ʃeːr MN. ʃiːr]
pp. shorn [ʃoːrn]
n. The act of cutting or shearing. A cut or slice. A cutting. A cut edge or face. The ridge or crest of a hil. A watershed.
n. pl. shears A pair of scissors, clippers, as for shearing sheep.
v. To shear, to clip, to cut. To reap corn, to cut crops with a sickle, to act as a harvester. To cut meat or vegetables up small for cooking. To chop. To divide or separate, go in different directions.
pt. shuir [ʃøːr, ʃyr, C. ʃeːr MN. ʃiːr]
pp. shorn [ʃoːrn]
Compounds and phrases etc.
shearer: A reaper.
watter-shear: A watershed.
watter-shear: A watershed.
shaed, shaeth, shaith, sheath, sheith, sheyth,
sheath [ʃiθ, ʃeθ, I.Sh. ʃed]
n. A sheath. A holder for knitting needles.
n. A sheath. A holder for knitting needles.
chiver, schafe, shaave, shafe, shafe, shaif, shaive, shaive, shave, sheaf, sheafs, sheave, sheaves, shee, sheev, sheeve, shev, sheyve, shieve, shiff, shive, shiver, shivereens, shivereins, shivers, shove, shyve, shyver, shyvers,
sheave [ʃiːv, ʃeːv, ʃef]
also S. SW. shive [ʃaev]
n. A slice of bread or cheese etc. A segment of an orange. A flake of cooked fish. A puley.
pl. sheaves
v. To cut into slices.
pt. sheaved, shuive [ʃøːv, C. ʃeːv, N. ʃiːv]
pp. sheaven
also S. SW. shive [ʃaev]
n. A slice of bread or cheese etc. A segment of an orange. A flake of cooked fish. A puley.
pl. sheaves
v. To cut into slices.
pt. sheaved, shuive [ʃøːv, C. ʃeːv, N. ʃiːv]
pp. sheaven
Compounds and phrases etc.
shiver [ˈʃaevər, ˈʃɪvər], usually pl. shivers: A chip or splinter of stone broken off in stone-dressing.
shivereens [-inz]: Fragments, small bits.
shivereens [-inz]: Fragments, small bits.
shebeen, sheebeen, sheeben, shibeen,
shebeen [ʃəˈbin]
n. An unlicensed drinking house.
n. An unlicensed drinking house.
shade, shaed, shaid, shaidin, shead, shed, shedd, sheddin, sheddins, sheed,
shed [ʃed, NN.b. ʃeɪd, MN. ʃid]
n. The act of sorting out sheep, the dividing of a flock. The parting of the hair on the head. A slice or cut, a piece divided off. A strip of land plainly marked off from its surroundings, a distinct or separate piece of ground.
v. To separate out, divide. Sort lambs from ewes or calves from cows. To part or comb the hair or a sheep's fleece etc. To one side or the other. With wi: to separate oneself from another, to part company, to go off in different directions. Of the hair: to part, be divided, to be combed one way and another.
pt. pp. shed
n. The act of sorting out sheep, the dividing of a flock. The parting of the hair on the head. A slice or cut, a piece divided off. A strip of land plainly marked off from its surroundings, a distinct or separate piece of ground.
v. To separate out, divide. Sort lambs from ewes or calves from cows. To part or comb the hair or a sheep's fleece etc. To one side or the other. With wi: to separate oneself from another, to part company, to go off in different directions. Of the hair: to part, be divided, to be combed one way and another.
pt. pp. shed
Compounds and phrases etc.
sheddin(s) [ˈʃedɪn(z), NN.b. ˈʃeɪdɪn(z), MN. ˈʃidɪn(z)]: A crossroads, the place where a road forks. A hair parting. A watershed.
sheeg, shig,
sheeg [ʃig]
n. SW. A haycock, a temporary stack of hay or corn.
n. SW. A haycock, a temporary stack of hay or corn.
shall, shallin, shallins, sheal, sheel, sheelach, sheelbit, sheel-blade, sheeled, sheelick, sheelin, sheelins, sheelock, sheelter, sheil, sheilin, sheilins, shell, shellin, shellins, shiel, shil, shill, shillan, shillans, shillet, shillin, shillins, shulbit, shull, shullin, shullins,
sheel [ʃil, ʃɪl]
n. The act of husking corn. The act of turning a thing out of its container. A scattering or throwing about.
v. To shell peas, grain or flax seeds etc. To take off or out of the husk or pod. To cut a mussel from its shell.
n. The act of husking corn. The act of turning a thing out of its container. A scattering or throwing about.
v. To shell peas, grain or flax seeds etc. To take off or out of the husk or pod. To cut a mussel from its shell.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sheelach: MN. A small grain.
sheel-blade: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin(s) [ˈʃilɪn(z), ˈʃɪlɪn(z)]: Shelling grain. Grain with the husks removed.
sheelin knife: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin stane: A stone to remove corn husks in a meal mill.
sheelock: A corn husk, an unfilled ear of corn.
sheelter: A shelled mussle.
sheel-blade: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin(s) [ˈʃilɪn(z), ˈʃɪlɪn(z)]: Shelling grain. Grain with the husks removed.
sheelin knife: A knife for scooping out mussels for bait.
sheelin stane: A stone to remove corn husks in a meal mill.
sheelock: A corn husk, an unfilled ear of corn.
sheelter: A shelled mussle.
See shell also.
sheemach, sheemich, sheemoch,
sheemach [ˈʃiməx]
n. MN. A tangled or matted mass of hair. A kind of pack-saddle or mat. A person or thing of no value.
n. MN. A tangled or matted mass of hair. A kind of pack-saddle or mat. A person or thing of no value.