- sceorf
- n (-es/-) scurf; a skin disease; ge\sceorf irritation of the stomach
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Scurf — Scurf, n. [AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Sw. skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, D. schurft, G. schorf; all akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, G. sch[ u]rfen to scrape, and probably also to E. scrape. Cf. {Scurvy}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sker- — I. sker 1 Also ker . To cut. Derivatives include shears, scabbard, skirmish, carnage, sharp, scrape, and screw. I. Basic form *sker … Universalium
scorf — see sceorf … Old to modern English dictionary
scruf — see sceorf … Old to modern English dictionary
scurf — scurf1 see sceorf … Old to modern English dictionary
scyrf — see sceorf … Old to modern English dictionary
scurf — late O.E. sceorf, from P.Gmc. *skurf (Cf. Dan. skurv, M.Du. scorf, Du. schurft, O.H.G. scorf, Ger. Schorf scurf ), probably from the same root as O.E. sceorfan to gnaw, scearfian to cut into shreds … Etymology dictionary
scurf — noun flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff. ↘a similar flaky deposit on a plant resulting from a fungal infection. Derivatives scurfy adjective Origin OE sceorf, from the base… … English new terms dictionary
Schorf — »krustenartig eingetrocknetes Hautgewebe«: Ein nur in aengl. sceorfan »beißen, zerfressen«, gesceorfan »kratzen, zerreißen« bewahrtes germ. starkes Verb, das ablautend mit dem unter ↑ Scherbe behandelten Wort verwandt ist, ergab das Substantiv… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
scurf — /skɜf / (say skerf) noun 1. the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin; dandruff. 2. any scaly matter or encrustation on a surface. {Middle English and Old English, from Scandinavian; compare Danish… …
