rifler

French

verb
Definitions
  • (archaic) to flay
  • (archaic) to rub

Etymology

Inherited from Old French rifler (scrape off, plunder, scratch, scrape) derived from *rīfilōn derived from Frankish *rīfilōn, *rīffilōn (tear, scratch, scrape) derived from Old High German riffilon (tear by rubbing).

Origin

Old High German

riffilon

Gloss

tear by rubbing

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