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skrapa
Old Norse · medieval
"to scrape, erase"
meant to scrape or erase a surface, reinforcing a similar Old English word
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scrapen
Middle English · early 1200s
"to make erasures, to erase"
first used for erasing writing with a knife
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scrape
English · late 1300s onward
"to drag something rough or sharp across a surface"
broadened to removing any outer layer with a rough tool
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