ragge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rag, ragghe, rage

Etymology

From Old English *ragg, from Old Norse rǫgg, from Proto-Germanic *rawwō, from the same source as *rūhaz (“rough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raɡ/

Noun

ragge (plural ragges)

1. rag, cloth scrap
2. cloth strip, band of fabric
3. raggy clothes
4. unreadable handwriting
5. (firm) stone

Derived terms

• ragged
• raggy

Descendants

• English: rag
• Scots: rag

References

• “rag(ge (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-01.