scorian

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃo.ri.ɑn/

Etymology 1

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

sċorian

  1. to refuse, reject
Conjugation

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

sċorian

  1. to project, to jut out
Conjugation

References

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