Etymology

ragged

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Today it means: In tatters, having the texture broken. Full definition →

Middle English ragged
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ragged · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromragged
  2. English todayragged

From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).

ragged · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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