Grellmann (1787) collected the forms rat, rattigin, ratti with the same meaning from Continental gipsies with ratti also meaning specifically ‘the evening’. Smart & Crofton collected the for Ratti with the same meaning from English Gypsies.
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Grellmann (1787) collected the form rat ‘blood’ from Continental gipsies. Smart & Crofton (1875) collected the form Ratt with the same meaning from English Gypsies. |