scræf

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *skrabą (cave, cavern, pit), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut off), and thereby cognate with Latin scrobis (ditch, trench), and related to Old English scrapian (to scrape), screpan (to scratch).

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Noun[edit]

sċræf n

  1. cave, cavern
  2. miserable dwelling: den, hell

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  • Middle English: scræf (early)