ribald
A person who is filthy or vulgar in natureA person who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
Translations
5 languagesMeaning
1 sensesA person who is filthy or vulgar in nature.
скверносло́вskvernoslóv
a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
Origin
From Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > EngliFrom Middle English ribald, from Old French ribaud, ribauld (“rogue, scoundrel”) ( > English ribaud), from Old French riber (“to be licentious”), from Frankish *rīban (“to copulate, be in heat”, literally “to rub”), from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną (“to turn, twist, writhe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werp-, *werb- (“to turn, twist”) + Old French -aud, from Frankish *-wald.
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