Talk:riffraff
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Equinox in topic Chambers 1908 etymological notes
Chambers 1908 etymological notes[edit]
"Explained by Skeat as Middle English rif and raf, Old French rif et raf, also rifle et rafle. Rifler, to rifle, ransack. Icelandic hrífa, to catch; rafler Teutonic, compare German raffen, to seize." Equinox ◑ 22:13, 6 September 2018 (UTC)