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Schorf
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East Central German
Etymology
Compare de Schurf.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun f
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch mining shallow pit to explore the soil structure; prospecting
References
Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 11
German
Etymology
From de gmh schorf, from de goh scorf in compounds, from de gem-pro *skurf-, probably from de ine-pro *(s)ker- to cut
Compare en scurf, en scurvy, en scruffy.
Pronunciation
de /ʃɔʁf/
de ɔʁf 1
de De-Schorf.ogg
de De-Schorf2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
scab incrustation over a wound
de Kruste Wundkruste Wundschorf Grind
de now chiefly informal various kinds of scab-like skin diseases or conditions, such as scabies, scurf, dandruff
de Grind
de botany scab
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de schorfig
Further reading