Definitions For Sharn

Noun

SHARN (uncountable) (chiefly, Scotland) The dung or manure of cattle or sheep.

Derived terms

{{der2, en, sharnbod, sharny}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, scarn, shairn, shearn, shern}}

Etymology

From Middle English scharn, from {{inh, en, ang, scearn, t=sharn, dung, muck, filth}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, skarną, t=manure}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *sker-, t=dung, manure}}. Cognate with {{cog, frr, skern, t=dung, manure}}, {{cog, da, -}}, {{cog, sv, -}}, and {{cog, is, skarn, t=dung}}.

Anagrams

Rahns, harns, shRNA, shrna