An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Scherge

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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​ Scherge, m., ‘beadle, sergeant,’ from MidHG. schęrge, schęrje, m. (for the change of rg to rj, ModHG. rg, see Ferge ‘usher (of a court), bailiff, beadle’ OHG. scęrjo, scario, scaro, ‘captain, leader of a troop’; a derivative of Schar.

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