beskära
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to give, to donate, to assign, to divide (unto each his part)
Etymology
Derived from German bescheren (give as a present, give, bestowe, allot, present with) derived from Middle Low German bescheren derived from Old High German biskeran derived from Old Saxon biskeran prefix from Swedish skära (cleanse one's soul, purify, shear).
Origin
Swedish
skära
Gloss
cleanse one's soul, purify, shear
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beshare English
- beshear English
- share English
- shear English
- kiira Finnish
- kiirastuli Finnish
- bescheren German
- bescheren Dutch, Flemish
- scheren Dutch, Flemish
- beskjære Norwegian Bokmål
- knivskära Swedish
- skära Swedish
- skärbräda Swedish
- skärbräde Swedish
- skärseld Swedish
- bischeren Middle English
- bescheren Middle Dutch
- biskeran Old High German
- beschern Middle High German
- bescheren Middle Low German
- biskeran Old Saxon
- skæra Old Swedish
- biskera Old Frisian
- skera Old Frisian