"sker" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: skers [plural], skere [alternative]
Etymology: From skerren, from Old Norse skirra (“to avoid, shun, shrink from, frighten”). Etymology templates: {{der|enm|non|skirra||to avoid, shun, shrink from, frighten}} Old Norse skirra (“to avoid, shun, shrink from, frighten”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} sker, {{enm-noun}} sker (plural skers)
  1. Terror, fright.
    Sense id: en-sker-enm-noun-ch7owue2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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