skørbug.
scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)
Meaning & usage
scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)
Where this word comes from
Equivalent to skør (“fragile”) + bug (“stomach”), from Old Norse skyrbjúgr (“scurvy”), cognate with Norwegian skjørbuk, Swedish skörbjugg. A compound of skyr (“sour milk”) + bjúgr (“swelling”). The Old Norse word has been borrowed to Dutch scheurbuik, German Scharbock, and French scorbut (hence English scurvy and New Latin scorbutus).
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