Rafty
/ˈræf.ti/noun
Containing or characterized by rafts, especially in regional or obsolete usage.
Did you know?“Rafty” is a rare derivative of raft, whose history leads back to Old Norse *raptr*, meaning a log or beam—not to any occult tradition.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*raftuz
“A beam or piece of timber; reconstructed ancestral form”
Viking Age
Old Norse
raptr
“A log, beam, or timber used in construction”
Middle English
English
rafte
“A raft or floating framework of joined timbers”
16th Century
English
raft
“A floating platform made from logs or other materials”
19th Century
English
rafty
“Full of rafts or resembling a raft; chiefly regional or obsolete”
Modern English
English
rafty
“Rare and dialectal; characterized by rafts”