rifler

From rifle +‎ -er.

rifler (plural riflers)

1. One who rifles; a robber.

• ferril

rifler c

1. indefinite plural of riffel

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”).

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rifler

1. (archaic) to flay
2. (archaic) to rub

• rifler la mort

• “rifler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

rifler m or f

1. indefinite plural of rifle

rifler f

1. indefinite plural of rifle

• riffler, ryffler, rofler, rufler, rufeler

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.

rifler

1. to scrape off, tear off, flay
2. to plane, shave
3. to plunder, despoil

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.

• 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”)
    • Middle French: rafle
      • French: rafle
        • → German: Raffel
        • → Swedish: raffel
      • → Dutch: rafel (archaic)
    • Picard: râfle (Athois)
    • → Middle English: rafle, raful
      • English: raffle
    • → New Latin: raffla