scorian

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Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *skur-, related to *skeraną (to cut).[1] Cognate with Old High German scurgan (to thrust, impel, propel), Old Saxon scurgan (to avert, turn away, expel).

Verb[edit]

sċorian

  1. to refuse, reject
Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schurk1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *skar-, *skaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut). Cognate with Old High German scorrēn (to project).

Verb[edit]

sċorian

  1. to project, to jut out
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