English
scorch
Scorch comes from Middle English scorchen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scorchen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611scorch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500scorchen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611scorch
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Power was given unto him to scorch men with…”
Every English word from Middle English scorchen
Today it means
noun A slight or surface burn.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English scorchen / scorch