Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A scratch, especially from a claw, nail, pin, etc.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo claw, scratch. · To scratch (oneself).
From Scots cloor, from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the fingers, scrawl”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), a frequentative verb derived from Old Norse kló (“claw”). Cognate with Icelandic klóra (“to scratch”), Faroese klóra (“to scratch, tear, claw”).
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