rackle

Meanings

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Origin

  • From Middle English rakyl ("chain"), apparently related to Old Frisian rakels ("chain"), French racle (from a Germanic source), and also Middle English rakente, from Old English racente ("chain, fetter"). More at rackan.
  • Origin uncertain. Probably from rack, alteration of Middle English reken, from Old Norse reka, vreka -le. Related to Icelandic reka, Swedish vräka, Danish vrage, English wrack.

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