- scrapian
- wv/t2 to scrape
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
scrapian
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scrape — I. verb (scraped; scraping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skrapa; akin to Old English scrapian to scrape, Latin scrobis ditch, Russian skresti to scrape Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to remove from a surface by usually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sharp — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scearp; akin to Old High German scarf sharp and perhaps to Old English scrapian to scrape more at scrape Date: before 12th century 1. adapted to cutting or piercing: as a. having a thin… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scraper — n. [A.S. scrapian, scraper] 1. Any structure or specialized part of a structure adapted for rasping or scraping. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Orthoptera, the sharpened anal angle of the front wing that functions as a stridulating mechanism; see… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
scrape — scrapable, adj. scrapeage, n. /skrayp/, v., scraped, scraping, n. v.t. 1. to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, esp. a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to… … Universalium
scrape — [14] Scrape is certainly of Germanic origin, but it is not clear whether it was borrowed from Old Norse skrapa (ancestor of Swedish skrapa and Danish skrabe) or Middle Dutch schrapen. Either way it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *skrap … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
schrappen — (auch schrapen) Vsw abraspeln per. Wortschatz reg. (14. Jh.) Stammwort. Übernommen aus mndd. schrapen (die Form mit pp ist vielleicht intensivierend, aber vielleicht auch bloße Lautvariante), die hochdeutsche Entsprechung ist fnhd. schrapfen,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
scrape — {{11}}scrape (n.) mid 15c., a scraping instrument; late 15c., act of scraping or scratching, from SCRAPE (Cf. scrape) (v.). Meaning embarrassing or awkward predicament is recorded from 1709, as OED suggests, probably from the notion of being… … Etymology dictionary
scrape — verb 1》 drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object). ↘use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter). 2》 rub or cause to rub against a rough or hard surface. ↘humorous play a violin tunelessly.… … English new terms dictionary
scrape — [[t]skreɪp[/t]] v. scraped, scrap•ing, n. 1) to rub (a surface) with something rough or sharp, as to clean or smooth it 2) to remove by rubbing with something rough or sharp 3) to scratch, injure, or mar by brushing against something rough or… … From formal English to slang
scrape — [14] Scrape is certainly of Germanic origin, but it is not clear whether it was borrowed from Old Norse skrapa (ancestor of Swedish skrapa and Danish skrabe) or Middle Dutch schrapen. Either way it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *skrap … Word origins
