"schort" meaning in Middle English

See schort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃɔrt/
Etymology: From Old English sċort, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Akin to Middle High German schurz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċort}} Old English sċort, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skurt}} Proto-West Germanic *skurt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skurtaz}} Proto-Germanic *skurtaz, {{cog|gmh|schurz}} Middle High German schurz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} schort, {{enm-adj}} schort
  1. short (as opposed to being tall or long)
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-adj-ImAgidPi
  2. short (in duration), brief, quick
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-adj--7ek0Ge9
  3. ephemeral, having a short lifetime
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-adj-15G7ASNq
  4. scarce, rare, scanty
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-adj-GnNfm88I
  5. mean, rude, disrespectful
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-adj-gkaU8Rbm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schorte, short, shorte

Noun

IPA: /ʃɔrt/
Etymology: From Old English sċort, from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Akin to Middle High German schurz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċort}} Old English sċort, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skurt}} Proto-West Germanic *skurt, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skurtaz}} Proto-Germanic *skurtaz, {{cog|gmh|schurz}} Middle High German schurz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} schort, {{enm-noun|-}} schort (uncountable)
  1. shortness, being short Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-noun-3ni7qOjr
  2. A short duration or time. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-noun-BGdTvEye
  3. brevity, conciseness Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-noun-HShyt4Qh
  4. (poetry) A short metrical foot. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-schort-enm-noun-f4P5Owt0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 7 25 2 2 3 0 0 1 9 34 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: schorte, short, shorte

Alternative forms

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