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Where does “scǒuren” come from?
scǒuren (Middle English) comes from Middle English scǒur, from Old Norse skýra — to rush in.
Ancestry of “scǒuren”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle English
scǒur
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2
Old Norse
skýra
to rush in
Words derived from “scǒuren”
scour
scourage
scoureth
scourable
scourest
scoury
offscour
outscour
rescour
nonscourable
Every word from Old Norse skýra →
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