gnarled

Etymology 1

First attested Shakespeare 1603: : Thy sharpe and sulpherous bolt Splits the vn-wedgable [unwedgable] and gnarled Oke [oak]. : Measure for Measure, Act II, scene ii, line 116 Variant of knurled, from knurl. Surface analysis is gnarl + -ed, though gnarl is a later back-formation. Popular use by 19th century.

adj

  1. Knotty and misshapen.
  2. Made rough by age or hard work.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 1)

Etymology 2

See gnarl (Etymology 2).

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 2)

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