To cover with scurf or flaking skin; to make something scurfy or flaky.
From 'be-' + 'scurf' (from Old Norse 'skurf,' meaning flaking skin or dandruff). The verb form means to cover something completely with scurfy flakes.
Scurf was the word for dandruff and dry, flaky skin in medieval times—definitely not pleasant! 'Bescurf' describes something completely covered in these flakes, suggesting decay, disease, or poor hygiene.
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