scoff · noun, verb1
- Middle English · inherited fromscof
- English todayscoff
From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skaup, Old Danish skof, Old Frisian skof (“insult, shame”), and Old High German scoph.
scoff · noun, verb2
A variant, attested since the mid 19th century, of scaff, of uncertain origin. Compare scarf (“eat quickly”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.