Rasker

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Describing something that is more brisk, lively or energetic, used in Scots dialect as the comparative of rask
2. Showing greater vigor or quickness, a comparative form in Scots dialect meaning more brisk than something else
3. Used in Scots dialect to describe a person or thing as livelier, quicker or more energetic than another

Etymology: "Rasker" is the comparative of "rask," a Scots and northern English word meaning quick, brisk, or vigorous, so "rasker" means quicker or more vigorous. "Rask" was borrowed from Old Norse "raskr," which carried the same sense of being swift and lively. The Norse word is related to modern Scandinavian forms such as Swedish "rask," still used for brisk or healthy, which points to the word's northern Germanic roots. Its exact route into Scots is uncertain.