"scran" meaning in English

See scran in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skɹan/ Audio: En-au-scran.ogg
Rhymes: -an 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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|skran|t=rubbish; marine stores}} Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”), {{cog|is|skran|t=junk}} Icelandic skran (“junk”), {{cog|da|skrammel|t=junk, lumber}} Danish skrammel (“junk, lumber”), {{doublet|en|scrawn}} Doublet of scrawn Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} scran (uncountable)
  1. (UK, Ireland, slang) Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub. Tags: Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable Synonyms: scrawn [Geordie], food
    Sense id: en-scran-en-noun-SOFbJpYb Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 27 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 12 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 6 29 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 5 28 18
  2. Refuse; rubbish. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-scran-en-noun-~kCyjQST
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skran [Scotland] Derived forms: bad scran to someone, scrannish

Verb

IPA: /skɹan/ Audio: En-au-scran.ogg Forms: scrans [present, singular, third-person], scranning [participle, present], scranned [participle, past], scranned [past]
Rhymes: -an 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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|skran|t=rubbish; marine stores}} Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marine stores”), {{cog|is|skran|t=junk}} Icelandic skran (“junk”), {{cog|da|skrammel|t=junk, lumber}} Danish skrammel (“junk, lumber”), {{doublet|en|scrawn}} Doublet of scrawn Head templates: {{en-verb}} scran (third-person singular simple present scrans, present participle scranning, simple past and past participle scranned)
  1. (slang, Liverpool, Manchester, Scotland) To eat. Tags: Scotland, slang
    Sense id: en-scran-en-verb-RCpYtcIK Categories (other): Liverpudlian English, Mancunian English, Scottish English
  2. (slang, Northern England) To steal in an impish manner; pinch, nick. Tags: Northern-England, slang
    Sense id: en-scran-en-verb-cNlB9K3M Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skran [Scotland]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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