cloor

English

Alternative forms

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”).

Verb

cloor (third-person singular simple present cloors, present participle clooring, simple past and past participle cloored)

  1. (transitive, dialectal) To claw, scratch.
  2. (reflexive, dialectal) To scratch (oneself).

Noun

cloor (plural cloors)

  1. (dialectal) A scratch, especially from a claw, nail, pin, etc.
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