Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Roynish \Royn"ish\, a. [F. rogneux, from rogne scab, mange,
   itch.]
   Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. [Written
   also {roinish}.] [Obs.] ``The roynish clown.'' --Shak.