East Central German
[edit]CompareGermanSchurf.
Schorf f
- (Erzgebirgisch, mining)shallowpit toexplore thesoilstructure;prospecting
- Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 11
FromMiddle High Germanschorf, fromOld High Germanscorf(in compounds), fromProto-Germanic*skurf-, probably fromProto-Indo-European*(s)ker-(“to cut”)
CompareEnglishscurf,scurvy,scruffy.
Schorf m (strong,genitiveSchorfesorSchorfs,pluralSchorfe)
- scab(incrustation over a wound)
- Synonyms:Kruste,Wundkruste,Wundschorf,Grind
- (now chiefly informal) various kinds of scab-like skin disesases or conditions, such asscabies,scurf,dandruff
- Synonym:Grind
- (botany)scab
Declension ofSchorf [masculine, strong]