skjäär

Westrobothnian

verb

Definitions

(transitive) scare off, chase away

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skirra (frighten, shrink away from, shun, prevent, avert).

Origin

Old Norse

skirra

Gloss

frighten, shrink away from, shun, prevent, avert

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bescare English
scare English
scare-beggar English
scare-bullfinch English
scareable English
scarebug English
scarecrow English
scared English
scarefest English
scarefire English
scareful English
scarehead English
scareless English
scarelore English
scaremonger English
scarer English
scaresome English
scarest English
scareth English
scareware English
scary English
sker Middle English
skirra Old Norse