Morpheme
Scratch
Type
free base
Denotation
devil, monster, goblin
Etymology
1740 probably variant of Middle English scrat, scratte, skratt; probably from Old Norse skratte
Evidence
Scratch
Notes
found in the phrase “Old Scratch”
Scratch
free base
devil, monster, goblin
1740 probably variant of Middle English scrat, scratte, skratt; probably from Old Norse skratte
Scratch
found in the phrase “Old Scratch”
