bescieran

== Old English == === Alternative forms === besċeran — Anglian besċiran, besċyran — Late West Saxon === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *biskeran; equivalent to be- +‎ sċieran. Cognate with Old Saxon biskeran, Old Frisian biskera, Old High German biskeran (whence German bescheren (“to cut, trim”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈʃi͜y.rɑn/ === Verb === besċieran (West Saxon) to shear, cut, or shave off, cut or hair ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bisheren English: beshear