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

• “rascaile, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.