rafel
Dutch
Etymology 1
Cognate to English ravel.
Noun
rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)
- 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)
- (archaic) type of game played with three dice
- (archaic) a throw of three dice
Related terms
- rafelsteen