rascaile
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Derived from 12th century Old French rascaille (“outcast, rabble”) (modern French racaille), perhaps from rasque (“mud, filth, scab, dregs”), from Vulgar Latin *rasicare (“to scrape”).
Noun edit
rascaile (plural rascailes)
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References edit
- “rascaile, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.