rafel

Dutch

Etymology 1

Cognate to English ravel.

Noun

rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

1. frayed thread

Related terms

• rafelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rafel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French rafle (“a type game played with three dice”), from Old French rafle, raffle (“dice game, plundering”), from rafler (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), from Old High German *raffalon, a frequentative of *raffon (modern German raffen). Related to rapen.

Cognate with English raffle.

Noun

rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

1. (archaic) type of game played with three dice
2. (archaic) a throw of three dice

Related terms

• rafelsteen