raer

Meaning

1. (transitive) to scrape, skim, shave
2. to scythe
3. to flatten, raze; to lay bare
4. (impersonal) to clear up

Pronounced as (IPA)

/raˈeɾ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese reer, raer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rādere, present active infinitive of rādō, from Proto-Italic *razdō, from an extended form of *reh₁d- (“to scrape, scratch, gnaw”). Cognate with Portuguese reer and Spanish raer. Compare English raze.