Pronounced: PAH-sum, adv
Notes: A really cool word that I wish I had known when doing document reviews
Yesterday’s word
The word skail, as a noun means “a scattering or dispersal”. As a verb, it means
- to scatter out, spill, or disperse
- to dismiss or to disband an assembly, group, etc
First usage
This word goes back to the early 1300s
Background
The origin is a little uncertain; it is from either Scottish or Scandinavian origin. A nice one-syllable alternative for disperse.
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