Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scorse

/skɔː(ɹ)s/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scorse
IPA: /skɔː(ɹ)s/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

barter; exchange; trade

Obsolete

verb

To barter or exchange.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And recompenst him with a better scorse."
"But Paridell sore brused with the blow, / Could not arise, the counterchaunge to scorse […]"
"Him first from court he to the citties coursed, And from the citties to the townes him prest, And from the townes into the countrie forsed , And from the country back to private farmes he scorsed"

Etymology

Compare Italian scorsa (“a course”), and English discourse.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

scorses (present, singular) scorsing (participle, present) scorsed (participle, past) scorsed (past)

Rhymes With

course force source horse resource divorce enforce workforce discourse reinforce endorse intercourse

Questions

How do you pronounce scorse?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɔː(ɹ)s/.
What does scorse mean?: barter; exchange; trade
Where does scorse come from?: Compare Italian scorsa (“a course”), and English discourse.

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