Etymology

lug

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Today it means: The act of hauling or dragging. Full definition →

Middle English luggen ← Scots lugge
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lug · noun, verb1

  1. Scots · derived fromlugge
  2. Middle English · inherited fromluggen
  3. English todaylug

From Middle English luggen, possibly from a Scandinavian/North Germanic source, (compare Swedish lugga, Norwegian lugge); also in English dialectal as lig (“to lug”). Noun is via Scots lugge, probably from Old Norse (compare Norwegian and Swedish lugg). Probably related to slug (“lazy, slow-moving”), which may be from similar source(s).

lug · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromlugge“pole, stick, staff”
  2. English todaylug

From Middle English lugge (“pole, stick, staff”).

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