scart

1 of 4

verb

ˈskärt

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Scottish

: scratch, scrape

scart

2 of 4

noun (1)

"

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: scratch, mark

especially : one made in writing

scart

3 of 4

noun (2)

"

variants or scarth

-rth

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: cormorant

scart

4 of 4

dialectal past tense of scare

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English skarten, alteration of scratten to scratch

Noun (2)

Middle English scarth, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skarfr cormorant

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