Dutch

Noun

rafel f ‎(plural rafels, diminutive rafeltje n)

1. frayed thread

Related terms

• rafelen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rafel

Etymology 2

From Borrowing 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)

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

Related terms

• rafelsteen