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rankle
c.1320, from O.Fr.
rancler,
from
draoncle
"abscess, festering sore," from L.
dracunculus
"little snake," dim. of
draco
(gen.
draconis
) "serpent, dragon." The notion is of an ulcer caused by a snake's bite.