scorbutic
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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scorbutic pert. to scurvy. XVII. — medL.
scorbūticus, f.
scorbūtus scurvy, perh. for *
scorbūcus — MLG.
schorbūk, Du.
scheurbuik, f. MLG., MDu.
schoren (Du.
scheuren) break, lacerate +
būk (
buik) belly.
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