scrowle

Middle English

Alternative forms

• scroule, scrowel, scraule, scrole, scrolle

Etymology

Likely a blend of scrowe +‎ rolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskrɔu̯l(ə)/, /ˈskrau̯l(ə)/

Noun

scrowle (Late Middle English)

1. scroll, document, bill
2. decoration in the shape of a scroll

Descendants

• English: scroll
• Middle Scots: scrole, scroule (perhaps borrowed from Early Modern English)
  • Scots: scroll

References

• “scroul(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.