English
roynish
Roynish comes from French rogne ‘scab, mange, itch’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrogne‘scab, mange, itch’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentrogneux
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1598–1600roynish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentrogne‘scab, mange, itch’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentrogneux
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1598–1600roynish
Earliest quotation: c. 1598–1600, William Shakespeare, As You Like It: “My lord, the roynish clown, at whom so oft…”
Every English word from French rogne
Today it means
adj Mangy; scabby.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French rogne / roynish