English word drag comes from Old English (ca. 450-1100) dragan (To draw, drag.), Old Norse draga (To draw, drag, pull.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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dragan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | To draw, drag. |
draga | Old Norse (non) | To draw, drag, pull. |
draggen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
draȝen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
drag | English (en) | (computing) To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.. (figurative) To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.. (intransitive) To move slowly.. (slang) To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).. (soccer) To hit or kick off target.. (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with [...] |