n. & v.
n. 1 a roll of parchment or paper esp. with writing on it. 2 a book in the ancient roll form. 3 an ornamental design or carving imitating a roll of parchment.
v. 1 tr. (often foll. by down, up) move (a display on a VDU screen) in order to view new material. 2 tr. inscribe in or like a scroll. 3 intr. curl up like paper. scroll saw a saw for cutting along curved lines in ornamental work.
[ ME scrowle alt. f. rowle ROLL, perh. after scrow (in the same sense), formed as ESCROW ]