† scurnn.
Obsolete. rare.
Hesitation, bashfulness.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > shyness or bashfulness > [noun]
shamefastnessc1200
shamefulnessa1340
nicetya1387
scurna1400
bashednessc1440
bashfulness1539
nicenessc1550
shamefacedness1555
to lie aback1636
shyness1651
squeamishness1720
shrinkingness1835
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8963 Sco lift hir skirt wit-vten scurn, And bar-fote wode sco þat burn.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† scurnv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To shrink, flinch, take fright.
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the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > be timorous [verb (intransitive)] > hesitate or hang back through timidity
wondec897
arghc1175
scurnc1325
erch1584
to hang the winga1601
shirk1778
crane1823
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > shrink or recoil
wondec897
blencha1250
shunta1250
scurnc1325
blenka1330
blinka1400
startc1400
shrink1508
blanch1572
swerve1573
shruga1577
flinch1578
recoil1582
budgea1616
shucka1620
smay1632
blunk1655
shudder1668
resile1678
skew1678
reluctate1833
c1325 Metr. Hom. 24 Quen sun and mon sal thusgat turn, Than sal the sinful sar scurn.
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 120 And menne besoght me..To turne it bot in light[e] ryme. Þai sayd, if I in strange it turne, To here it, manyon suld skurne.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 20960 Noght he skurnd wit hir stang, Bot on his hand þer scho was fest, He schok and in þe fir hir kest.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 19446 He sagh him croised þat ilk turn þat he for staning suld not skurn.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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