cloor

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Scots cloor, from Norwegian klore (to scratch with the fingers, scrawl), from Old Norse klóra (to scrawl, scratch), klór (a scratching), a frequentative verb derived from Old Norse kló (claw). Cognate with Icelandic klóra (to scratch), Faroese klóra (to scratch, tear, claw).

Verb

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cloor (third-person singular simple present cloors, present participle clooring, simple past and past participle cloored)

  1. (transitive, dialectal) To claw, scratch.
  2. (reflexive, dialectal) To scratch (oneself).

Noun

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cloor (plural cloors)

  1. (dialectal) A scratch, especially from a claw, nail, pin, etc.