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)

  1. people of the lowest class; rabble of an army

Descendants

  • English: rascal
  • Yola: raskail

References

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