"schier" meaning in Low German

See schier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃiːɾ/ Forms: schierer [comparative], schierst [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German schîr, from Old Saxon skīr, Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|schîr}} Middle Low German schîr, {{inh|nds|osx|skīr}} Old Saxon skīr, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*skīr}} Proto-West Germanic *skīr, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*skīriz}} Proto-Germanic *skīriz, {{der|nds|ine-pro|*sḱēy-|t=luster, gloss, shadow}} Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”) Head templates: {{head|nds|adjective|comparative|schierer|superlative|schierst}} schier (comparative schierer, superlative schierst), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. pure, clear, bright, sheer Tags: German-Low-German
    Sense id: en-schier-nds-adj-iSZSzXnU
  2. clean Tags: German-Low-German
    Sense id: en-schier-nds-adj-OwZoBPbR
  3. neat, tidy Tags: German-Low-German
    Sense id: en-schier-nds-adj-LgHnH8-6 Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 8 3 3 10 3 7 3 7 5 10 5 6 3 9 9 6
  4. pure, unmixed, unblended Tags: German-Low-German
    Sense id: en-schier-nds-adj-aeQu~YmB Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 8 3 3 10 3 7 3 7 5 10 5 6 3 9 9 6
  5. (together with maken) finished, disposed, clean Tags: German-Low-German
    Sense id: en-schier-nds-adj-JRowhMxz
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German schîr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "skīr"
      },
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "3": "*skīriz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skīriz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sḱēy-",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German schîr, from Old Saxon skīr, Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "schierer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schierst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pure, clear, bright, sheer"
      ],
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          "pure",
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        [
          "clear",
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        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "sheer",
          "sheer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clean"
      ],
      "id": "en-schier-nds-adj-OwZoBPbR",
      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 0 8 3 3 10 3 7 3 7 5 10 5 6 3 9 9 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "neat, tidy"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "neat",
          "neat"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pure, unmixed, unblended"
      ],
      "id": "en-schier-nds-adj-aeQu~YmB",
      "links": [
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ],
        [
          "unmixed",
          "unmixed"
        ],
        [
          "unblended",
          "unblended"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "finished, disposed, clean"
      ],
      "id": "en-schier-nds-adj-JRowhMxz",
      "links": [
        [
          "maken",
          "maken#Low_German"
        ],
        [
          "finished",
          "finished"
        ],
        [
          "disposed",
          "disposed"
        ],
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "together with maken",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(together with maken) finished, disposed, clean"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃiːɾ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "schier"
}
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    "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Low German lemmas",
    "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
    {
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        "2": "osx",
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    {
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    },
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        "3": "*skīriz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skīriz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*sḱēy-",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German schîr, from Old Saxon skīr, Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz, from Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“luster, gloss, shadow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "schierer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "schierst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
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      },
      "expansion": "schier (comparative schierer, superlative schierst)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "pure, clear, bright, sheer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ],
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ],
        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
        ],
        [
          "sheer",
          "sheer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clean"
      ],
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        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "neat, tidy"
      ],
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        [
          "neat",
          "neat"
        ],
        [
          "tidy",
          "tidy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pure, unmixed, unblended"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ],
        [
          "unmixed",
          "unmixed"
        ],
        [
          "unblended",
          "unblended"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "finished, disposed, clean"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maken",
          "maken#Low_German"
        ],
        [
          "finished",
          "finished"
        ],
        [
          "disposed",
          "disposed"
        ],
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "together with maken",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(together with maken) finished, disposed, clean"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃiːɾ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "schier"
}

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