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▪ I. † scurn, n. Obs. rare—1. [f. scurn v.] Hesitation, bashfulness.a 1300 Cursor M. 8963 Sco lift hir skirt wit-vten scurn, And bar-fote wode sco þat burn.▪ II. † scurn, v. Obs. Forms: 3 skur(r)n, 4 skurne, scurn(e. Cf. shurn. [Of obscure origin; perh. cognate with ON. skirra-sk (see scare v.). Cf....
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shurral
▪ I. † shurn, v. Obs. rare. In 4–5 schurn, 5 schorne, 6 shurne, 7 sherne. [Altered form of scurn v.] trans. To avoid, shun.a 1300–1400 Cursor M. 19446 (Gött.) He sau him croised þat ilke turn þat he for stani[n]g suld noght schurn. Ibid. 20960. Ibid. 23338. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 448/1 Schornyn, or a-c...
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scunner
▪ I. scunner, n. orig. Sc. and north. (ˈskʌnə(r)) Forms: 7, 9 skunner, 8 skonner, 8–9 sconner, 5–6, 8– scunner. [f. scunner v.] 1. Orig., a loathing disgust; now freq. in a milder sense: a grudge, repugnance, dislike, esp. in the phrase to take a scunner at, against, or to.a 1500–20 Dunbar Poems xxv...
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oops
oops, int. (uːps, ʊps) Also o-o-o-ps, ooops, oooops. [A natural exclamation.] An exclamation expressing apology, dismay, or surprise, used. esp. after making an obvious mistake.1933 ‘R. James’ Worth Remembering xiii. 423 Slap fighting—smiting one's opponent with the open hand—a method even Babe woul...
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skirt
▪ I. skirt, n. (skɜːt) Forms: 4–7 skirte (6 -the, 7 scirte), 4– skirt (6 schirt, 7 skeart); 4–6 skyrte (5 -tte, scyrtte), 5–6 skyrt; 5–6 skurte, 8 scurt; 6 skort. [a. ON. skyrta (Icel. skyrta, Norw. sj{obar}rte, sjorte, sjurte; MSw. skiurta, skiorta, Sw. skjorta, Da. skjorte) shirt, = OE. scyrte: se...
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lift
▪ I. lift, n.1 Obs. exc. Sc. and poet. (lɪft) Forms: 1 lyft, 2–3 luft(e (ü), 3 leoft, 4 lefte, lifte, lijft, 5–6 lyft, 4– lift. [OE. lyft masc., neut., fem., corresponds to OS., OHG., MHG. luft masc., fem. (Du. lucht, G. luft fem.), ON. lopt neut. (see loft), Goth. luftus masc., fem.] The sky, upper...
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