The story
- Germanic · derived from
- Norman · borrowed fromvraic“seaweed”
- English todayvraic
From Auregnais Norman vraic (“seaweed”), from Germanic. Doublet of wrack.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Seaweed gathered for use as a fertilizer or fuel. Full definition →
From Auregnais Norman vraic (“seaweed”), from Germanic. Doublet of wrack.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.