rasper

English

Etymology

rasp +‎ -er

Noun

rasper (plural raspers)

  1. A person who, or thing that, rasps or scrapes.
  2. One who speaks with a rasping voice.
  3. (slang) A fence that is challenging for a horse to jump over.
    • 1833, The Sportsman's Cabinet, and Town and Country Magazine
      When a horse becomes blown, on approaching a fence, you should pause for a second, and turn him round: it will greatly relieve him, and you stand a much better chance of getting over: and indeed, it is generally preferable to turn the horse round at a rasper, or large jump.

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rasper

  1. present of raspe

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *raspō (“to grate, scrape”).

Verb

rasper

  1. to grate, scratch

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sps, *-spt are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of rasper (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive rasper avoir raspé
gerund en raspant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle raspant
past participle raspé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present rasp raspes raspe raspons raspez raspent
imperfect raspoie, raspeie, raspoe, raspeve raspoies, raspeies, raspoes, raspeves raspoit, raspeit, raspot, raspeve raspiiens, raspiens raspiiez, raspiez raspoient, raspeient, raspoent, raspevent
preterite raspai raspas raspa raspames raspastes rasperent
future rasperai rasperas raspera rasperons rasperoiz, raspereiz, rasperez rasperont
conditional rasperoie, raspereie rasperoies, raspereies rasperoit, raspereit rasperiiens, rasperiens rasperiiez, rasperiez rasperoient, raspereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present rasp ras rast raspons raspez raspent
imperfect raspasse raspasses raspast raspissons, raspissiens raspissoiz, raspissez, raspissiez raspassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— raspe — raspons raspez —

Descendants
  • Middle French: râper, rasper
  • Lorrain: rèper
  • Mayennais: rapir
  • Picard: râpeu (Athois)
  • Walloon: rapè (Forrières)
  • → Middle English: raspen (partially from Middle Dutch raspen)
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