- ruck (2)
[ruck 词源字典] - "Compress or move (cloth or clothing) so that it forms a number of untidy folds or creases", Late 18th century (as a noun): from Old Norse hrukka.[ruck etymology, ruck origin, 英语词源]
- crake
- "A bird of the rail family with a short bill, such as the corncrake", Middle English (originally denoting a crow or raven): from Old Norse kráka, krákr, of imitative origin.
- tatters
- "Irregularly torn pieces of cloth, paper, or other material", Late Middle English (also in the singular meaning 'scrap of cloth'): from Old Norse tǫtrar 'rags'.
- hansel
- "A gift given at the beginning of the year or to mark an acquisition or the start of an enterprise, supposedly to bring good luck", Middle English (denoting luck): apparently related to late Old English handselen 'giving into a person's hands', and Old Norse handsal 'giving of the hand to seal a promise', from hand + an element related to sell; the notion of 'luck', however, is not present in these words.
- kittle
- "Difficult to deal with; prone to erratic behaviour", Mid 16th century: from kittle 'to tickle' (now Scots and dialect), probably from Old Norse kitla.
- crooked
- "Bent or twisted out of shape or out of place", Middle English: from crook, probably modelled on Old Norse krókóttr 'crooked, cunning'.
