Talk:scunner

Webster 1913 suggests that this is (or was) used in Scotland as well as northern England. Equinox ◑ 20:42, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots scunner[8], skunner[8], from Old Scots skunnyr[8], skowner (“to shrink back; flinch”)[8], from Middle English skoneren (“to feel sick or disgusted”)[6], of uncertain origin[8]. Perhaps from a frequentative of shun[7]. If so, etymologically shun +‎ -er (frequentative suffix). Compare also Middle English scurnen (“to flinch”)[4], English scare[1], English scorn[2].

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. Andrew talk