English word origin

Etymology of raggy

From Middle English raggy, from Old English raggiġ; equivalent to rag + -y.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adj

Raglike; like a rag. · Scruffy; tending to dress in rags. · Similar in style to ragtime music.

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

From Middle English raggy, from Old English raggiġ; equivalent to rag + -y.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Foggy, misty (and typically cold), with drizzling rain.

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

From rag + -y, rag being a dialectal (northern England) word for a fog or mist with drizzling rain, related to dialectal Danish rag (“sea vapour”). Compare roke, rawk, from a word for smoke (compare Swedish rök (“smoke”)), which may or may not be related.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Word-formation componentragen
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Cognate mentionröksv

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