Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scran

/skɹan/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: scran
IPA: /skɹan/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Refuse; rubbish.

Uncountable

verb

To eat.

Slang

verb

To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Let we gan and get some scran. Aw’m starvin man!"
"I know there are many persons — some who are themselves poor — who 'never turn a beggar from their door,' but always give them a few browns (halfpence) or some scran (broken victuals)."
"2026 March 28, George Sandeman and Olivia Hutchinson, Tiramisu hot cross buns, doughnut eggs: Have Easter treats gone too far? (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyenwrz23go Creme eggs have been delighting - or not, depending on your palate - British tastebuds for more than 50 years. "I scran them up so fast," says Ethan in Manchester, who is on his way to a gym session."

Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, from or cognate with Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”). Compare Icelandic skran (“junk”), Danish skrammel (“junk, lumber”). Doublet of scrawn.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: skran

Usage

Inflected Forms

skran (alternative) scrans (present, singular) scranning (participle, present) scranned (participle, past) scranned (past)

Derived Forms

scrannish

Phrases

bad scran to someone

Synonyms

scrawn aliment bait belly-timber chow comestibles cuisine eatables eats edibles feed fodder

Rhymes With

an can than man plan began san fan japan ran van iran

Questions

How do you pronounce scran?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɹan/.
What does scran mean?: Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
Where does scran come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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