Dictionary — ontologydriven

scrab en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/skɹæb/

Etymology

From Middle French and Old French schrabben (“to scrape, scratch”), from Frankish *skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”); compare Old High German skaban, Irish scríobann and sgrìoban.

Meanings

(transitive) To scrape or scratch.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
scrabs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
scrabbing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
scrabbed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
scrabbed	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

scrabber · scrabbed eggs

scrab en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/skɹæb/

Etymology

From Middle English scrabbe, variant of crabbe (“crabapple”); ultimately of Germanic origin, plausibly from North Germanic, cognate with Swedish dialect scrabba, krabbäpple.

Meanings

A crabapple.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
scrabs	Number=Plur		lexicographic