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Ugly

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means unpleasant or unattractive in appearance
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Stage 1 of 2
uggligr
Old Norse · medieval
"fearsome, dreadful"
literally dreadful, from uggr (fear, dread)
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Stage 2 of 2
ugly
English · 1200s
"unpleasant to look at"
softened over time from dreadful to simply unattractive
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