- scrannel
- adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1637 harsh, unmelodious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scrannel
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Scrannel — Scran nel, a. [Cf. {Scrawny}.] Slight; thin; lean; poor. [1913 Webster] Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrannel — (adj.) thin, meager, 1630s; any modern use traces to John Milton ( Lycidas, 124), who may have invented it out of dialectal scranny (see SCRAWNY (Cf. scrawny)). Or from a Scandinavian source akin to Norw. skran rubbish … Etymology dictionary
scrannel — [skran′əl] adj. [< Scand, akin to Norw skran, wretched < IE base * (s)ker , to shrink, wrinkle > SCRAG] Archaic 1. thin, lean, or slight 2. harsh and unmusical … English World dictionary
scrannel — ˈskranəl adjective Etymology: origin unknown 1. : thin and grating on the ears : unmelodious their lean and flashy songs grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw John Milton 2. chiefly dialect : poor a scrannel … Useful english dictionary
scrannel — /skran l/, adj. Archaic. 1. thin or slight. 2. squeaky or unmelodious. [1630 40; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
scrannel — adj. harsh, unpleasant to hear; thin or slight; meagre … English contemporary dictionary
scrannel — scran·nel … English syllables
scrannel — /ˈskrænəl/ (say skranuhl) adjective Obsolete 1. thin or slight. 2. squeaky or unmelodious. {compare Norwegian skran lean} …
scrannel — a. weak; thin; harsh sounding … Dictionary of difficult words
scrannel — a lean maigre person. Lane … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
