Etymograph

English

ronyon

Ronyon comes from French rogne ‘scab, mange’.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrogne1‘scab, mange’
  2. Englishearliest quotation c. 1606ronyon1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English ronyon
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Macbeth: “'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrogneWiktionary, English ronyon‘scab, mange’
  2. Englishearliest quotation c. 1606ronyonWiktionary, English ronyon. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: c. 1606, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Macbeth: “'Aroynt thee, witch!', the rump-fed ronyon cries.”

Every English word from French rogne

Today it means

noun A mangy or scabby creature.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ronyon”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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