rafel

Cognate to English ravel.

rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

1. frayed thread

• rafelen

• Afrikaans: rafel

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.

rafel f (plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

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

• rafelsteen