An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/schrappen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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Friedrich Kluge2509822An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schrappen1891John Francis Davis

schrappen, vb., ‘to scrape,’ ModHG. only, from LG. schrappen, an intensive form of Du. schrapen, schrabben, ‘to scratch,’ MidE. scrapien (schrapien), E. to scrape, OIc. skrapa. From the LG. cognates OFr. escraper, ‘to scratch off,’ is derived. See further under schröpfen and schrubben.