rancel
intransitive verb
rancelled; rancelled; rancelling; rancels
obsolete Scottish
: to search thoroughly : ransack
Word History
Etymology
of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic reynsla experience, trial & Norwegian røynsla experience, from Old Norse reyna to experience, examine, search, causative-denominative raun attempt, trial, experience; akin to Greek ereunan to seek, search for, ereuna inquiry, search