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方言词scranny (薄的,骨瘦如柴的,欠缺的,劣质的)的变体,可能是源自古诺尔斯语 skran (垃圾) +‎ -y。对比挪威语 skran (骨瘦如柴的)英语 scrannel (瘦的,无价值的)

另可能源自古诺尔斯语 skrælna (枯萎)[1].

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scrawny (比较级 scrawnier最高级 scrawniest)

  1. 瘦弱
    • 1992, Robert Jordan, “Chapter 31: Assurances”, 出自 The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time; 4), London: Orbit Books, 出版于 2021, →ISBN,页号 498:
      “Tell him, in these words, that I will have his scrawny bones before me now. Tell him, Byar, and bring him if you must arrest him and those filthy wretches who disgrace the Children. Go.”
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  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “scrawny”, 在线词源词典》(Online Etymology Dictionary