English word origin

Etymology of rawk

Related to roke (“mist; smoke”), Swedish rök (“smoke”). Compare raggy (“foggy”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A thick fog.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Related to roke (“mist; smoke”), Swedish rök (“smoke”). Compare raggy (“foggy”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Cognate mentionröksv

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A mark.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Compare roke (“defect in steel”).

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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