cloor

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromkló“claw”
2. Old Norse · derived fromklóra“to scrawl, scratch”
3. Norwegian · derived fromklore“to scratch with the fingers, scrawl”
4. Scots · borrowed fromcloor
5. English todaycloor

From Scots cloor, from Norwegian klore (“to scratch with the fingers, scrawl”), from Old Norse klóra (“to scrawl, scratch”), klór (“a scratching”), a frequentative verb derived from Old Norse kló (“claw”). Cognate with Icelandic klóra (“to scratch”), Faroese klóra (“to scratch, tear, claw”).