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· Proto-Germanic
*skeraną
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*skeraną
, most common first.
shear
To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
scorn
To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.