rasper

== English == === Etymology === From rasp +‎ -er. === Noun === rasper (plural raspers) A person who, or thing that, rasps or scrapes. One who speaks with a rasping voice. (slang) A fence that is challenging for a horse to jump over. === Anagrams === Rapers, parers, parser, rapers, sparer, sparre == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === rasper present of raspe == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *raspāre, from Frankish *hraspōn. === Verb === rasper to grate, scratch ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sps, *-spt are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: râper, rasper French: râper Lorrain: rèper Mayennais: rapir Picard: râpeu (Athois) Walloon: rapè (Forrières) → Middle English: raspen English: rasp