scort

scort

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz. Cognate with Old High German scurz, Old Norse skortr.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃort/, [ʃorˠt]

    Adjective

    sċort (comparative sċortra or sċiertra, superlative sċortost or sċiertest)

    1. short

    Declension

    Declension of sċort — Strong
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative sċort sċort sċort
    Accusative sċortne sċorte sċort
    Genitive sċortes sċortre sċortes
    Dative sċortum sċortre sċortum
    Instrumental sċorte sċortre sċorte
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative sċorte sċorta, sċorte sċort
    Accusative sċorte sċorta, sċorte sċort
    Genitive sċortra sċortra sċortra
    Dative sċortum sċortum sċortum
    Instrumental sċortum sċortum sċortum
    Declension of sċort — Weak
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative sċorta sċorte sċorte
    Accusative sċortan sċortan sċorte
    Genitive sċortan sċortan sċortan
    Dative sċortan sċortan sċortan
    Instrumental sċortan sċortan sċortan
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative sċortan sċortan sċortan
    Accusative sċortan sċortan sċortan
    Genitive sċortra, sċortena sċortra, sċortena sċortra, sċortena
    Dative sċortum sċortum sċortum
    Instrumental sċortum sċortum sċortum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: schort, schorte, short, shorte
      • English: short
      • Scots: short, schort
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