scunner
English
verb
Definitions
- To be sick of.
- (Northumbria) To dislike.
- (UK) To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at.
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots scunner derived from Middle English skoneren (feel sick disgusted) suffix from English shun.
Origin
English
shun
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bescare English
- bescorn English
- outscorn English
- scare English
- scare-beggar English
- scare-bullfinch English
- scareable English
- scarebug English
- scarecrow English
- scared English
- scarefest English
- scarefire English
- scareful English
- scarehead English
- scareless English
- scarelore English
- scaremonger English
- scarer English
- scaresome English
- scarest English
- scareth English
- scareware English
- scary English
- scorn English
- scornee English
- scorner English
- scornest English
- scorneth English
- scornful English
- scornless English
- scornworthy English
- scorny English
- scunnered English
- scunnersome English
- shun English
- shunless English
- shunnable English
- shunner English
- shunnest English
- shunworthy English
- scornen Middle English
- shǒnen, shonen Middle English
- sker Middle English
- skoneren Middle English
- sgorneux Norman
- scunner Scots
- shun
- scare
- scorn
- scary
- scarer
- scared
- scorny
- shunner
- scornee
- scorner
- bescorn
- bescare
- scareth
- scarest
- outscorn
- shunnest
- scorneth
- scarebug
- scornful
- shunless
- scareful
- scornest
- scareware
- scaresome
- shunnable
- scornless
- scarefire
- scarelore
- scarehead
- scarefest
- scarecrow
- scareless
- scunnered
- scareable
- shunworthy
- scornworthy
- scunnersome
- scaremonger
- scare-beggar
- scare-bullfinch