scran
scran · scrans · scranned · scranning
To eatTo eat.
/skɹan/
Meaning
2 senses(Scotland, slang)To eat.
(Northern England, slang)To steal in a mischievous manner; pinch, nick.
Origin
Probably of North Germanic origin, from or cognate with Old Norse skran (“rubbish; marineProbably 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.
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Forms
scrans, scranning, scranned, scrannedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.