Escroll

/ɛˈskroʊl/ noun

Definition

Another variant or archaic form of scroll, referring to a rolled document or a decorative spiral ornament.

Etymology

From Old French, similar to escrol but with an extra 'l,' showing spelling variation in Middle English before standardization.

Kelly Says

The fact that 'scroll' has variants like 'escroll' and 'escrol' shows that medieval scribes and printers hadn't agreed on how to spell words—it was anarchy until printing presses enforced consistency.

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