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scurf

Meaningscurf

Common meaning: small dry flakes on the skin or scalp

Journey through time

  1. Old Norseskurfur‘scurf’source
  2. Old Englishscurf‘scurf’sourceB&T
  3. Englishscurf‘small dry flakes on the skin or scalp’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Norse skurfur ‘scurf’.

Roots

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