raln.

Brit.

/ral/, U.S.

/ræl/, Canadian English

/ræl/

Forms: 1800s rall, 1800s– ral. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish raille.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Irish raille vagabond, profligate, rake, trickster, of uncertain origin, perhaps itself < an English word (perhaps rail v.⁵; for a possible semantic connection compare Irish roille prattler, apparently originally a variant of raille).

Newfoundland. Now rare (chiefly historical).

A rogue or ruffian; a troublemaker. Winter of the Rals: the winter of 1817–18 (see quot. 1846).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > time of

stoundOE

SeptuagesimaOE

winterc1425

plague time1549

plague year1549

stour1579

Winter of the Rals1846

locust years1948

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal

harlot?c1225

knavec1275

truantc1290

shreward1297

boinarda1300

boyc1300

lidderon13..

cokinc1330

pautenerc1330

bribera1387

bricouna1400

losarda1400

rascal?a1400

knapea1450

lotterela1450

limmerc1485

Tutivillus1498

knavatec1506

smy?1507

koken?a1513

swinger1513

Cock Lorel?1518

pedlar's French1530

cust1535

rabiator1535

varletc1540

Jack1548

kern1556

wild rogue1567

miligant1568

rogue1568

tutiviller1568

rascallion1582

schelm1584

scoundrel1589

rampallion1593

Scanderbeg1601

scroyle1602

canter1608

cantler1611

skelm1611

gue1612

Cathayana1616

foiterer1616

tilt1620

picaro1622

picaroon1629

sheepmanc1640

rapscallion1648

marrow1656

Algerine1671

scaramouch1677

fripon1691

shake-bag1794

badling1825

tiger1827

two-for-his-heels1837

ral1846

skeezicks1850

nut1882

gun1890

scattermouch1892

tug1896

natkhat1901

jazzbo1914

scutter1940

bar steward1945

hoor1965

1846 P. Tocque Wandering Thoughts 137 Numbers of the inhabitants [of St John's], rendered desperate by want, began to break open the stores... This winter [sc. 1817] is universally designated by the old inhabitants of Conception Bay as the ‘Winter of the Rals’.

1858 R. T. S. Lowell New Priest in Conception Bay I. 123 The schoolmaster..said that the [tumultuous] scene ‘reminded him of the “Ralls” they had years ago’.

1895 D. W. Prowse Hist. Newfoundland 406 Many more incidents could be related about the winter of the ‘Rals’, or ‘Rowdies’.

1924 G. A. England Vikings of Ice 236 ‘Ah, gi' lang, ye ral!’ another retorted.

2001 M. Crummey River Thieves (2002) 132 ‘And these rals roaming the streets at night?’..‘They seem as bold this winter as last. Public floggings tended to temper their mood somewhat.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ral
释义	raln. Brit. /ral/, U.S. /ræl/, Canadian English /ræl/ Forms: 1800s rall, 1800s– ral. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish raille. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Irish raille vagabond, profligate, rake, trickster, of uncertain origin, perhaps itself < an English word (perhaps rail v.⁵; for a possible semantic connection compare Irish roille prattler, apparently originally a variant of raille). Newfoundland. Now rare (chiefly historical). A rogue or ruffian; a troublemaker. Winter of the Rals: the winter of 1817–18 (see quot. 1846). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > time of stoundOE SeptuagesimaOE winterc1425 plague time1549 plague year1549 stour1579 Winter of the Rals1846 locust years1948 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal harlot?c1225 knavec1275 truantc1290 shreward1297 boinarda1300 boyc1300 lidderon13.. cokinc1330 pautenerc1330 bribera1387 bricouna1400 losarda1400 rascal?a1400 knapea1450 lotterela1450 limmerc1485 Tutivillus1498 knavatec1506 smy?1507 koken?a1513 swinger1513 Cock Lorel?1518 pedlar's French1530 cust1535 rabiator1535 varletc1540 Jack1548 kern1556 wild rogue1567 miligant1568 rogue1568 tutiviller1568 rascallion1582 schelm1584 scoundrel1589 rampallion1593 Scanderbeg1601 scroyle1602 canter1608 cantler1611 skelm1611 gue1612 Cathayana1616 foiterer1616 tilt1620 picaro1622 picaroon1629 sheepmanc1640 rapscallion1648 marrow1656 Algerine1671 scaramouch1677 fripon1691 shake-bag1794 badling1825 tiger1827 two-for-his-heels1837 ral1846 skeezicks1850 nut1882 gun1890 scattermouch1892 tug1896 natkhat1901 jazzbo1914 scutter1940 bar steward1945 hoor1965 1846 P. Tocque Wandering Thoughts 137 Numbers of the inhabitants [of St John's], rendered desperate by want, began to break open the stores... This winter [sc. 1817] is universally designated by the old inhabitants of Conception Bay as the ‘Winter of the Rals’. 1858 R. T. S. Lowell New Priest in Conception Bay I. 123 The schoolmaster..said that the [tumultuous] scene ‘reminded him of the “Ralls” they had years ago’. 1895 D. W. Prowse Hist. Newfoundland 406 Many more incidents could be related about the winter of the ‘Rals’, or ‘Rowdies’. 1924 G. A. England Vikings of Ice 236 ‘Ah, gi' lang, ye ral!’ another retorted. 2001 M. Crummey River Thieves (2002) 132 ‘And these rals roaming the streets at night?’..‘They seem as bold this winter as last. Public floggings tended to temper their mood somewhat.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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