Masculine

Schorf

  1. (masculine, strong) scab (incrustation over a wound)
  2. (informal, masculine, strong) various kinds of scab-like skin disesases or conditions, such as scabies, scurf, dandruff
  3. (masculine, strong) scab

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

riife

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɔʁf/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schorf, from Old High German scorf (in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *skurf-, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”) Compare English scurf, scurvy, scruffy.

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