scorse
/skɔː(ɹ)s/
scorse noun: barter; exchange; trade.
Noun
scorse
Verb
scorse (third-person singular simple present scorses, present participle scorsing, simple past and past participle scorsed)
- To barter or exchange.
- But Paridell sore brused with the blow, / Could not arise, the counterchaunge to scorse […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- To chase.
- 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 scorsed1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Him first from court he to the citties coursed,
Forms of scorse
| third-person singular present | scorses |
|---|---|
| present participle | scorsing |
| past participle | scorsed |
| past | scorsed |
Origin of scorse
Compare Italian scorsa (“a course”), and English discourse.
Words that rhyme with scorse
Questions about scorse
- What does scorse mean?
- Scorse means barter; exchange; trade.
- What part of speech is scorse?
- Scorse can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce scorse?
- Scorse is pronounced /skɔː(ɹ)s/.
Words near scorse in the dictionary
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