rifler

== English == === Etymology === From rifle + -er. === Noun === rifler (plural riflers) One who rifles; a robber. === Anagrams === ferril == Danish == === Noun === rifler c indefinite plural of riffel == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French rifler (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn via either Frankish *rīffilōn or Old High German riffilōn (“to tear by rubbing”), akin to rip, ripple. Compare Old English geriflian (“to wrinkle”), Old Norse rifa (“to tear, break”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === rifler (archaic) to flay (archaic) to rub ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== rifler la mort === Further reading === “rifler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === rifler m or f indefinite plural of rifle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === rifler f indefinite plural of rifle == Old French == === Alternative forms === riffler, ryffler, rofler, rufler, rufeler === Etymology === Borrowed from Frankish *rīffilōn (“to scrape, scratch, tear”), from Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną (“to scrape, scratch, graze”). Alternatively borrowed from Old High German riffilōn of the same origin. === Verb === rifler to scrape off, tear off, flay to plane, shave to plunder, despoil ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: rifler, riffler French: rifler (archaic) ⇒ Middle French: rafler (“take violently, abruptly remove”) (chiefly game term) French: rafler (informal) Picard: rafleu (Athois) ⇒ Middle French: arafler, arifler (“to scratch, scrape”) → Middle English: riflen, ryflen English: rifle ⇒ Old French: *rifle, rufle (“plundering, robbing”) ⇒ Old French: rafle, raffle (“dice game”) [from late 14th c.] Middle French: rafle French: rafle → German: Raffel → Swedish: raffel → Dutch: rafel (archaic) Picard: râfle (Athois) → Middle English: rafle, raful English: raffle → New Latin: raffla