Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SCROLL
I. noun see: shred
Date: 15th century
1. a roll (as of papyrus, leather, or parchment) for writing a document, a written message, roster , list , a riband with rolled ends often inscribed with a motto,
2. something resembling a scroll in shape, the curved head of a bowed stringed musical instrument, scrolled adjective
II. verb
Date: 1973
intransitive verb to move text or graphics up or down or across a display screen as if by unrolling a scroll, to progress, move, or be revealed as if by the unrolling of a scroll , transitive verb to cause (text or graphics on a display screen) to move in scrolling