English
roister
Roister comes from Old French rustre.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rustre
- Englishearliest quotation 1819roister
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rustre
- Englishearliest quotation 1819roister
Earliest quotation: 1819, Geoffrey Crayon pseudonym; Washington Ir, Rip Van Winkle: “He now suspected that the grave roysters of the…”
Every English word from Old French rustre
Today it means
verb To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French rustre / roister