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Ragged

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means torn or worn out, or having a rough, irregular edge
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Stage 1 of 2
rogguthr
Old Norse · medieval
"shaggy, tufted"
shaggy, tufted, describing rough, uneven fur or cloth
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Stage 2 of 2
ragged
English · 1300s
"torn or worn, having a rough, uneven edge"
settled as the English word for torn, worn, or uneven material
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