rugged

Meanings

Adjective

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English rugged, roggyd, ruggyd, derived from Old Norse rǫgg, equivalent to rug + -ed. Compare Old Swedish ruggoter, Swedish rugga, Swedish ruggig, Icelandic rögg, Old Norse raggaðr, dialectal Danish raggad.
  • rug + -ed

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