Middle English Dictionary Entry
scarf n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | scarf n.(1) |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI skarfr beveled edge. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In cpds.: ~ nail, nails used to fasten a scarf joint; ~ wegge, a wedge used to tighten such a joint.
Associated quotations
- (1276) in Salzman Building in Engl.316 : [In the Canterbury Cathedral accounts..] scarfneil [costing 12 d. the hundred, are mentioned].
- (1337-8) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 186 : Idem computat in j Botome, j Worskeg, et ij stemneken Wyuelis et magnis clauis ferri ad scaruis, j sterneskeg ac in cogging et tangewegges, bosco pro scarfwegges et Wodenailes scaffotis et shoris pro dicta bargea construenda inde faciendis emptis c s. viij d.