rafler

French

Etymology

From Frankish *raffolōn, from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną, *hrēpōną (“to scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb(ʰ)-, *(s)kerb(ʰ)- (“to turn, bend, shrink”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”) – related to Middle Dutch raffel (“dice game”), German raffen (“to snatch away, sweep off”), Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat, attack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.fle/, /ʁɑ.fle/
  • (file)

Verb

rafler

  1. (informal) to swipe, nick, run off with (steal)
  2. (informal, of a prize) to scoop

Conjugation

Further reading

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