| 释义 |
rancel, ransel, v. Orkney and Shetland.|ˈræns(ə)l|
Also 8 rancell, 8–9 -cil.
[App. a back-formation from rancelman.]
intr. ‘To search throughout a parish for stolen or for insufficient goods; also, to inquire into every kind of misdemeanour’ (Jamieson). Hence ˈrancelling vbl. n.
The main sense is that of ON. rannsaka ransack v., but the form can scarcely be derived from this.
1615Act 10 in Barry Orkney App. (1805) 460 Anent Rancelling of Theft. 1725Act 26 in Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland App. (1876) 91 Upon any suspicion of theft, two or three Rancelmen may..go to the neighbour parish and rancell. 1733Gifford Hist. Descr. Zetland (1876) 41 To enter any house within the parish at all hours of the day or night, and search the house for stolen goods, which they call ranciling. |