English Explanatory Dictionary

cloor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To claw, scratch.
  2. To scratch (oneself).
noun
  1. A scratch, especially from a claw, nail, pin, etc.

Word forms

cloor cloors clooring cloored kloor klur kluir

Etymology

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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