rascaile

Middle English

Alternative forms

raskaile, raskaille, raskel, raskayl, rascayl, rascalle

Etymology

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

rascaile (plural rascailes)

people of the lowest class; rabble of an army

Descendants

English: rascal
Yola: raskail

References

“rascaile, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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