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Chare

//t͡ʃɛə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker"). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town. Northern-England
Verb
  1. 1
    To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

Etymology 2

From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

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