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Where does “scranny” come from?

scranny (English) comes from Old Norse skran — rubbish; junk; rubbish; marine stores.

scranny (English): thin; lean; meagre; scrawny

Definitions

  1. thin; lean; meagre; scrawny

Ancestry of “scranny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskranrubbish; junk; rubbish; marine stores

Words derived from “scranny”

  • scrawny
  • scrawniness
  • scrawnily
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