escarn

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Etymology

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Deverbal from escarnir, from Vulgar Latin *escarnire representing Proto-Germanic *skarnjan. Cognate with Portuguese escárnio, Spanish escarnio and Italian scherno.

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Noun

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escarn m (plural escarns)

  1. ridicule; taunt

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