Scurf

  • 61skurfa- — *skurfa , *skurfaz germ., stark. Maskulinum (a): nhd. Schorf, Grind; ne. scurf; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., mnd., ahd.; Etymologie: s. ing. *skerp , *kerp …

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  • 62ghen- —     ghen     English meaning: to crack open, grind, scratch     Deutsche Übersetzung: “zernagen, zerreiben, kratzen”, also “Kleines, Bißchen”     Material: Only in den extensions ghnēgh : ghnǝgh , ghnǝd(h) , ghnei , ghneu . guttural extension… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 63ghren- —     ghren     English meaning: to rub, stroke roughly     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘scharf worũber streifen, zerreiben”     Note: extension from gher 2 ds., mostly with dental extension (originally present?)     Material: Gk. χραίνω “ touch… …

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  • 64kreu-1, kreuǝ- : krū- ; kreus-, krus- —     kreu 1, kreuǝ : krū ; kreus , krus     English meaning: blood, raw flesh; ice, crust     Deutsche Übersetzung: 1. “thick, stockendes Blut, blutiges, rohes Fleisch”, presumably “geronnen (vom Blut)”, in addition eine 2. group kreus , krus for… …

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  • 65sreup- —     sreup     English meaning: scabby, dirt     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schorfiger Schmutz am Körper”     Material: Gk. ῥύπος m. ‘smut, Unreinlichkeit”, ῥυπόω, ῥυπαίνω ‘sully”, ῥυπαρός “dirty, filthy”, ῥυπάω “bin dirty, filthy”, ῥύπος n. “wheys”,… …

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  • 66shruff — ˈs(h)rəf noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps from Middle English schroff rubbish; probably akin to Old English sceorf scurf more at scurf : dross of metals …

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  • 67scur — I. ˈskər(.) variant of skirr II. noun ( s) Etymology: English dialect scur scab, scurf, perhaps alteration of scurf (I) : a small rounded portion of horn tissue attached to the skin of the horn pit of a polled animal …

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  • 68Blotch — Blotch, n. [Cf. OE. blacche in blacchepot blacking pot, akin to black, as bleach is akin to bleak. See {Black}, a., or cf. {Blot} a spot.] 1. A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large or irregular spot. Also Fig.; as, a moral… …

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  • 69Canker rash — Rash Rash, n. [OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr. (assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}, and cf. {Rascal}.] (Med.) A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no… …

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  • 70Cochlearia officinalis — Scurvy Scur vy, n. [Probably from the same source as scorbute, but influenced by scurf, scurfy, scurvy, adj.; cf. D. scheurbuik scurvy, G. scharbock, LL. scorbutus. Cf. {Scorbute}.] (Med.) A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about… …

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