Where does “rascaile” come from?
rascaile (Middle English) comes from Old French rascaille, from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
rascaile (Middle English): people of the lowest class; rabble of an army
Definitions
- people of the lowest class; rabble of an army
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