rankle

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It was some days since I had seen Philip; but, weakly enough, I let the memory of that word rankle still.

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  1. intransitive verb To cause persistent irritation or resentment.
  2. intransitive verb To become sore or inflamed; fester.
  3. transitive verb To embitter; irritate.

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  1. Middle English ranclen, from Old French rancler, alteration of draoncler, from draoncle, festering sore, from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of dracō, dracōn-, serpent; see dragon.

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  1. Early modern English also rankill, rankyll; from Middle English ranclen, freq. of rank, v.
 

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