Talk:riffraff
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Equinox in topic Chambers 1908 etymological notes
Chambers 1908 etymological notes edit
"Explained by Skeat as Middle English rif and raf, Old French rif et raf, also rifle et rafle. Rifler, to rifle, ransack. Icelandic hrífa, to catch; rafler Teutonic, compare German raffen, to seize." Equinox ◑ 22:13, 6 September 2018 (UTC)