scoru

Old English

Etymology

From Old Norse skor, from Proto-Germanic *skurō (“incision; tear; rift”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsko.ru/

Noun

scoru f

  1. notch, mark, tally

Usage notes

The singular forms of this word are unattested; only the nominative/accusative/genitive plural scora is attested.

Descendants

  • English: score

References

  • Charles Talbot Onions, editor (1966), The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (in Old English), London, England: Oxford University Press
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