REID,adj.Red, S. B.Barbour.
Reid hand, a legal phrase, denoting that one is taken in the act of committing a crime, or immediately after.Quon. Att.
Reid fische, Fish in a spawning state, S.V.Red spawn.Acts Ja. I.
REIDSETT,adj.Placed in order.Sir Gawan.
A. S.ge-rad sett-en, in ordine ponere.
REID-WOD, RED WOD,adj.1. In a violent rage, S.Montgomerie.2. Furious, distracted.Hamilton.
Isl.reid-ur, iratus;reide, ira.
REIF, REFE,s.1. An eruption on the skin, S.2. The itch is,by way of eminence, calledthe reif, S.
A. S.hreof, scabies.
ToREIFE, REYFF,v. a.To rob.Wallace.
A. S.reaf-ian, Isl.hreif-a, id.
Reif,Reiff,Reff,s.1. Robbery.Acts Ja. VI.2. Spoil, plunder.Barbour.
A. S.reaf, Isl.rif, rapina.
Reyffar,Reaver,Reuer,s.A robber.Wallace.
A. S.reafere, Su. G.roefware, id.
To REIK,v. a.To reach, S.Douglas.
Belg.reyck-en, A. S.recc-an, id.
ToREIKout,v. a.1. To fit out, S.; alsoreek foorth.R. Bruce.2. To dress, to accoutre.
E.rig; Sw.rikt-a, Moes. G.riht-an, instruere.
ToREIK,v. n.To smoke, S.
A. S.rec-an, Sw.roek-a, id.
Reik,Reek,s.1. Smoke, S.Compl. S.2. A disturbance, a tumult.Lyndsay.A reik in the house, S. id.Kelly.
A. S.rec, Isl.reikr, id.
Reikie,adj.1. Smoky, S.2. Vain, empty.Z. Boyd.
ToREYKE,v. n.To range.V.Raik.
REIK,s.A blow, S.Gl. Sibb.
ToREILE, RELE,v. n.To roll.
Isl.rill-a, volutare.
Douglas.
REILING,s.1. Bustle.Peblis Play.2. A loud clattering noise, S.V.Reel-rall.
REIME,s.Realm.Gawan and Gol.
REIMIS, REEMISH,s.Rumble.
Isl.rym-ia, to bellow or roar.
Ross.
ToREIOSE,v. a.To possess.Bellenden.
REIRBRASSERIS,s. pl.Armour for the back of the arms.Acts Ja. I.
Fr.arriere, behind, andbrassart, a defence for the arm.
ToREIRD, RERDE,v. n.1. To make a loud noise.Douglas.2. To break wind, S.3. To make a crashing noise.Douglas.
A. S.rar-ian, Teut.reer-en, fremere.
Reird,Rerde, s.1. Noise, shouting.Douglas.2. The act of breaking wind, S.3. A falsehood, a gasconade, S. B.
REIRDIT,part. pa.Reared.Gawan and Gol.
REYSS,s. pl.Coarse grass in marshy ground, or on the sea-shore.V.Reesk.Wallace.
ToREISSIL,v. n.To make a loud clattering noise, S.
Teut.ryssel-en, A. S.hristl-an, crepere.
ToReissil,Rissle,v. a.To beat soundly.
Su. G.ris-a, virgis caedere.
Rudd.
Reissil,s.1. A loud clattering noise, S.2. A blow, a stroke, S.
ToREIST,v. a.To dry by the heat of the sun, or in a chimney, S.Dunbar.
Dan.rist-er, to broil or toast.
ToREIST,v. n.1. To wait for another.
Lat.rest-are, id.
Douglas.2. To become restive, S.Burns.3. Applied to the drying up of a well.Pop. Ball.
REIST,s.Rest.Douglas.
REIST, REYST,s.1. The socket in which the bolt of a doorrests.Douglas.2. The hinge of a door.Gl. Sibb.3. The support of a warlike instrument.Wallace.
ToRELE,v. n.To roll.V.Reile.
ToRELEISCH,v. n. To go at large.
Fr.relasch-er, to enlarge.
Douglas.
ToRELEVE,v. n.To raise, to exalt;
Fr.relev-er.
Wyntown.
ToRELEVE,v. n.To resemble.
Fr.relev-er, colligere.
Wallace.
ToRELY,v. a.To rally.Barbour.
ToREME,v. n.To foam.V.Ream.
ToREMEID,v. a.To remedy.Baillie.
REMEMBRIE,s.Remembrance.Burel.
ToREMENT,v. a.To remember.Burel.
Fr.ramentevoir, id.
REMYLLIS,s. pl.Blows.Houlate.
Teut.rammel-en, Su. G.raml-a, tumultuari.
ToREMORD,v. a.1. To have remorse for; Fr.remord-re.Wallace.2. To disburden the conscience.Wallace.
RENDAL, RENNAL, RENNET, RUN-DALE,s.A division of land, equivalent torun-rig, S.Statist. Acc.
Su. G.ren, palus limitaneus, anddel, a division.
ToRENDER,v. a.To beat butter, Ayrs.V.Rind.
ToRENG, RING,v. n.To reign.Doug.
ToRENYE,v. a.To rein.Complaynt S.
Renye,s.A rein; Fr.resne.Douglas.
RENYIT,part. pa.Forsworn.Barbour.
Fr.renié, id.
RENK, RYNK, RINK,s.1. A course, a race; alsoreik, Gl. Shirr.Douglas.2. The act of running.Bellenden.3. The course of a river.Douglas.4. Station allotted to each party at the commencement of a tournament.Wynt.5. A distinct encounter in a tournament.Bellenden.6. The course in the diversion of curling, S. A.
A. S.hrincg, a ring.
Davidson.
RENK,s.A strong man.V.Rink.Gawan and Gol.
RENOMMÉ,s.Renown, Fr.Barbour.
RENTAL,s.A favourable lease, S.Erskine.
REPAIR,s.Concourse, S.Priests Peb.
ToREPAYRE,v. n.To return; O. Fr.repair-er.Wyntown.
ToREPARELL,v. a.To refit; Fr.repareill-er.Douglas.
ToREPATER,v. n.To feed; Fr.repaitre.Douglas.
REPENDE,part. adj.Dispersed; Fr.repand-u.Wallace.
ToREPLEDGE, REPLEGE,v. a.To replevin; a forensic term.Bellenden.
L. B.repleg-iare, to redeem onpledge.
ToREPLEID,v. a.To resist.Priests Peblis.
L. B.replaud-are, repulsare.
REPLOCH GRAY.V.Rapplack.
ToREPONE,v. a.To replace.Baillie.
Lat.repon-o.
ToREPOSE,v. a.Same withRepone.Baillie.
ToREPREME,v. a.To repress; Lat.reprim-ere.Complaynt S.
REPRISE,s.The indentation of stones in building, Fr.Pal. Hon.
RERIT,pret. v.Fell back.Wallace.
Fr.riere, back.
ToRESCOURS,v. a.To rescue.
O. Fr.rescourr-er, id.
Bellenden.
Rescours,s.Rescue.Wyntown.
ToRESETT,v. a.1. To harbour, S.Ruddiman.2. To receive stolen goods.Stat. Alex.
Reset,Resett,s.1. Abode.Wyntown.2. The act of harbouring.Wallace.3. One who harbours another.Id.4. One who keeps an inn.Acts Ja. I.5. The reception of goods known to be stolen, a law-term, S.Erskine.6. The receiver of stolen goods.Rudd.
Fr.recette, receiving; O. Fr.recept, retreat.
Resetter,s.1. He who entertains.Ruddiman.2. Receiver of stolen goods.Erskine.
RESH,s.A rush.Sir Egeir.
ToRESILE,v. n.1. To flinch, S.Wodrow.2. To resist, in reasoning.Cleland.
Fr.resil-er, id.
RESING,adj.Perhaps foolish.Dunbar.
Teut.ries-en, temere agere.
RESP, RISP,s.A kind of coarse grass, S.Gl. Sibb.
ToRESP, RISP,v. n.To make a noise resembling that of a file, S.Douglas.
RESPONSALL,adj.Responsible.Acts Parl.
ToRESSOURSS, RESURSE,v. n.To rise again.
Fr.resourd-re.
Wallace.
RESSUM,s.A small fragment, S. B.
Fr.resson, gouté.
ToREST,v. n.To be indebted, S.
Fr.en rest, in arrears.
Acts Sed.
Restes,s. pl.Arrears, Fr.Acts Mar.
REST.Auld rest, perhaps old sprain.Watson.Wrest,rest, S.
A. S.wraestan, to distort.
ToRESTYN,v. a.To refresh.Doug.
RESTING-CHAIR, a long chair shaped like a settee, used in farm-houses, Ang. Perths.
ToRETENT,v. a.To cause to resound.
Fr.retent-ir, to resound.
Hudson.
RETH,adj.Fierce.
A. S.rethe.
Wallace.
Rethnas,s.Ferocity.Houlate.
A. S.rethnes, id.
ToRETOUR, RETOWRE,v. a.1. To make a return in writing, as to the service of an heir, S.Skene.2. To make a legal return as to the value of lands, S.Baillie.3.v. n.To return.Wyntown.
Retour,Retoure,s.1. Return.Doug.2. The legal return made to a brief, emitted from Chancery.Skene.3. That made as to the value of lands, S.Baillie.
O. Fr.retouris used in a sense nearly allied.
ToRETREAT,v. a.To retract.
O. F.retraitt-ier, revoquer.
Crosraguel.
REVAY,s.Festivity.Gawan and Gol.
O. Fr.reviaus, fêtes, divertissements.
REVE,s.A colour between yellow and grey; Lat.rav-us.Sir Gawan.
REUER, RYVIR,s.V.Reyffar.
REUERÉ, REURY,s.Robbery.Wallace.
REVERENCE,s.Power, S.Rutherford.
REUERY,s.1. Uproar.Douglas.2. The crackling noise made by flames.
Fr.resverie, raving.
Douglas.
REVERS.At the revers, at random; Fr.au revers, cross.Evergreen.
ToREVERSE, REUERSE,v. a.To strike from behind; Fr.revers, a stroke of this kind.Barbour.
ToREVERT,v. n.1. To revive.Palice Honour.2. To recover from a swoon, S. B.
O. Fr.revert-ir, id.
ToREUEST, REWESS, RAWESS,v. a.1. To clothe.Douglas.2. To clothe anew.Douglas.
Fr.revest-ir, id.
Revestré,s.A vestry.Douglas.
Fr.revestiare, id.
REUK,s.Atmosphere.V.Rak.Barbour.
REURY,s.Robbery.V.Reueré.
ToREW,v. n.1. To repent, S.Gawan and Gol.2.v. a.To have compassion for.Barbour.
A. S.hreow-ian, poenitere; lugere.
Rew,s.Repentance.Maitland Poems.
A. S.hreowe, poenitentita.
Reuth,Rewth,s.1. Cause for repentance.King Hart.2. Pity, or cause of pity.Bellenden.
REW,s.1. A row.Palice Honour.2. A street; S.raw; Fr.rue.Doug.
REWAR,s.A robber.Wallace.
REWELYNYS, ROWLYNGIS, RILLINGS,s. pl.Shoes made of undressed hides, with the hair on them; S.rullions.Wyntown.
A. S.rifling, obstrigillus.
REWELL,adj.Haughty; O. Fr.revelé, fier, hautain.
REWELLYT,pret. v.Revealed.Wallace.
REWERS,3. pl. s.Stops; O. Fr.ravoir-er, to stop, to arrest.Wallace.
ToREWESS,v. a.V.Reuest.
REWID,pret. v.Reaved.Barbour.
ToREWM,v. n.To roar.V.Rame.
O. Fr.ruim-er, id.
Wallace.
Rewmour,s.Tumult.Wallace.
Germ.rumor, id.
REWME,s.Realm; O. Fr.reaume.Wyntown.
RHIND MART, RYNMART, a carcase from the herd.Russel.
Teut. Isl.rind, bos.
RIACH,adj.Dun, S. B.Journ. Lond.
Gael. id. brindled.
RIAL, RIALLE,adj.Royal.Sir Gawan.
ToRIB,v. a.To rib land, to give it half plowing, S.
Belg.gerib, ridged.
Ribbing,s.A slight plowing.Stat. Acc.
RIBBALDAILL, RYBBALDY,s.Low dissipation.Barbour.
O. Fr.ribauderie, libertinage, conduite de bandits.
RIBBAND.St Johnston's ribband, a halter, S.Muse's Threnodie.
RYBEES,s. pl.Shoes called Turn-overs.Sir Gawan.
O. Fr.ribé, trepointe de soulier.
RIBBLIE-RABBLIE,adj.Disordered, Loth.
Teut.rabbel-en, praecipitare verba.
RIBUS,s.A musical instrument.Houlate.
C. B.ribibis expl. a reed-pipe, a hautboy.
RICE,s.A twig.V.Ryss.
ToRICH,v. a.To enrich.Wyntown.
ToRich,v. n.To become rich.Kelly.
RICHT,adj.1. In health, S. Germ.2. In the exercise of reason, S.Fountainhall.
ToRicht,v. a.To put to rights; often to mend, S.
Franc.rihtente, rectificantes.
RICHT NOW,adv.Just now.Barbour.
A. S.nu rihte, jam, nunc.
Rychtswa,adv.In the same manner.Acts Ja. II.
RICHTS.At rights, straight.Douglas.
Su. G.raett waeg, via recta.
RICHTWYS,adj.1. Righteous.Wynt.2. Legitimate, not spurious.Wallace.
A. S.rihtwis, Isl.rettvis, id.
RICK,s.L.relik, relic.Lyndsay.
RICKLE, RICKILL,s.1. A heap, S.Philotus.2.A rickle of banes, a very meagre person, S.
A. S.ricg, a heap; Su. G.ben-rangel, a skeleton.
ToRickle,v. a.To put into a heap, S.Statist. Acc.
RID, RIDE,adj.Severe.Barbour.
A. S.reth, ferox, saevus.
RIDE,adj.Rough.V.Roid.
ToRIDE,v. a.In curling, to drive a stone with such force, as to carry before it another, which is nearest the mark, or blocks up the way, S.
RIDE,s.The act of sailing, S.
Isl.redskap, carriage on shipboard.
ToRIFE, RIFFE,v. n.To rive.
Su. G.rifw-a, id.
Douglas.
RIFF-RAFF,s.The rabble, S.
Dan.ripsraps, id., faex hominum.
RYFART,s.V.Reefort.
RIFT, L.rist, a musical instrument.Houlate.
ToRIFT,v. n.To belch, S.Ramsay.
Dan.raev-er, eructare;raeven, eructatio.
Rift,s.An eructation, S.Ferguson.
RIG,s.A tumult; also, a frolic, Loth.V.Reake.
RIG, RIGG,s.1. The back of an animal, S.Douglas.2. A ridge, S.Douglas.3.Rig and Fur, ribbed stockings, S.
A. S.hricg, Isl.hrigg-r, Su. G.rygg, id.
Ryg-bayne,s.The back-bane, S.Wallace.
A. S.hricgban, Dan.rigbeen, id.
Rigging,Riggin,s.1. The back, S.Doug.2. The ridge of a house, S.Ross.
Riggin-tree,s.The roof-tree, S.
Sw.tak-ryggen, the ridge of a house; A. S.hricg, fastigium.
RIGLAN, RIGLAND,s.An animal half castrated, S.Pop. Ball.
RIG-MARIE,s.A base coin, Loth. Dumfr.Watson.
From the wordsReg. Maria, on one of the billon coins of Queen Mary.
RIGWIDDIE,s.The rope or chain that crosses thebackof a horse when yoked in a cart, S.
Rig, back, andwiddie, a twig.
RYK, RYKE,adj.1. Potent.Wyntown.2. Rich.Wallace.
Moes. G.reiks, A. S.rica, princeps.
RIK, RYKE,s.A kingdom.Barbour.
Moes. G.reiki, A. S.ryce, regnum.
RILLING,s.V.Rewelynys.
RIM,s.A rocky bottom in the sea, Orkn.
Isl.rimi, colliculus.
Statist. Acc.
RIMBURSIN,s.A rupture in an animal, in consequence of which the belly sometimes bursts, Bord.Roull.
Fromrim(of the belly), andburst.
ToRIN,v. n.1. To run, S.Douglas.
Moes. G.rinn-an, Su. G. Isl.rinn-a.
2. To become curdled, S.
Su. G.raenn-a,renn-a, coagulare.
3.To rin inone's head, to intoxicate, S.
Rin,s.1. A run, S.Ross.2.A rin of water, a waterfall; also, a stream, S.
Germ.rinne, fluvius.
Rinnin darn, a disease in cows, in which they are severely affected with a flux, S. B.Darn, secret.
Rin-waw,s.A partition, S.
ToRIND, RYNDE,v. a.To dissolve any fat substance by the heat of the fire, S.; also,render.Acts Ja. V.
Isl.rind-a, pellere, becausebeaten; orraenn-a,rinde, liquefacere.
ToRYND,v. n.1. To pertain.Crosraguel.2. To tend.Acts Marie.
Su. G.rind-a, tangere.
RYNN,s.Territory.Gawan and Gol.
Teut.reyn, limes, confinium.
ToRING,v. a.To reign, S.Douglas.
Ring,s.1. Kingdom.Pal. Hon.2. It also signifies reign, S.Lyndsay.
RING,s.The meal which fills the crevices in the circle round the millstones, Loth.Law Case.
ToRingthe mill, to fill these with the first grain that is ground, after the stones are picked, S.
RING,s.A race.V.Renk.Rutherford.
RING,s.A circular fort, S.Stat. Acc.
Su. G.ring, the place where public conventions were held.
ToRide at the ring, to strive, at full gallop, to carry off, on the point of a rod, a ring suspended on a cross-beam resting on two upright posts, S.
Su. G.rida till rings, hastiludium exercere.
RING DANCIS, circular dances, in which the parties frequently join hands, S.Douglas.
Teut.ringh-dans, orbis saltatorius.
RING-SANGIS, tunes adapted toring dances.Douglas.
RINGALD,s.Crowd.V.Rangald.
RINGE,s.A whisk made of heath, S. corr. from E.rinse.
Ringe-heather,s.Cross-leaved heath, S. B.
RINGIT-QUOY.V.Quoy.
RINGLE-EE'D, RYNGIT,adj.Having a great proportion of white in the eye, S.Ruddiman.
Fromring; or Teut.ringel-en, annulo circumdare.
RINK, RYNK,s.A strong man.Chr. Kirk.
A. S.rinc, vir strenuus, miles.
RINK,s.A course.V.Renk.
ToRink,v. n.To scamper about, S. B.V.Renk.Ruddiman.
Rinker,Rinketer,s.A tall, thin, long-legged horse, S.; q.race-horse.
Rinkroume,s.Place of tournay.Lyndsay.
RINO,s.Ready money, S. B.Shirrefs.
RINS, RINNES, RHYNS,s. pl.A tract of country on the coast of Galloway, which runs out into the sea.Stat. Acc.
Gael.rinn, a point, C. B.rhyn, id. a cape.
RIOLYSE,s. pl.Nobles; q. Lat.regales.Gawan and Gol.
RIOT,s.Noise.Douglas.
O. Fr.riot,riote, bruit, tapage.
ToRYOT,v. a.To ravage.Barbour.
Isl.riod-a, Teut.ruyt-en, vastare.
RYOT,s.Contest.Wyntown.
O. Fr.riote, combat.
RIP, RIPP, REIP,s.A handful of corn not thrashed, S.Burns.
A. S.ripe, id.
RIP,s.An ozier basket, Ang.
Isl.hrip, id. formio.
RIP,s.1. Any thing base or useless, S.2. A cheat, S.
Isl.ref-iaz, fidem fallere.
ToRIPE, RYPE,v. a.1. To search, S.Knox.2. To probe.Douglas.3. To investigate; respecting the mind.Abp. Hamiltoun.4. To poke, S.Ramsay.
A. S.hrypan, dissuere.
RIPPET, RIPPAT,s.1. The noise of great mirth, S.Douglas.2. Uproar in a bad sense, S.Lyndsay.
Isl.hrip-a, tumultuarie agere.
RIPPIE,s.A pock-net fixed to a hoop for catching crabs, Mearns.V.Rip, a basket.
Isl.hrip.
ToRIPPLE,v. a.To separate the seed of flax from the stalks, S.Ross.
Teut.rep-en, stringere semen lini. Germ.riffel-n, to hatchell flax.
Ripplin-caimb,s.A flax-comb, S.Kelly.
ToRIPPLE,v. n.To drizzle, S.
Isl.hraflinsniohrafl, nix recens et rara.
RIPPLES, RIPPLIS,s. pl.1. A weakness in the back and reins, S.Roull.
Fr.ribauld, rabauld, rei venereae intentus ut enervetur.
2. The King's evil, improperly, Bord.Gl. Complaynt.
RISE,s.A coarse kind of grass.V.Reyss.Douglas.
RISE, RYS, RICE,RYSS,s.1. A small twig, S.Chr. Kirk.2. Inpl.brushwood, S.Dunbar.
Stake and rice,1. Stakes driven into the earth, and thin boughs nailed across, S.Acts Ja. II.2. A partition-wall in a cottage, S.Ruddiman.
Isl.hrys, Su. G.ris, virgultum.
ToRISK,v. n.To make a noise like the tearing of roots, S. O.Burns.
A. S.hrisc-ian, stridere, rispare.
ToRISP,v. a.1. To rub with a file, S.rasp, E.2. To rub hard bodies together; asto risp the teeth, S.
Risp,s.Coarse grass that grows in marshy ground, S.; q. grass forrasping.Dunbar.
ToRisp,v. n.Denoting the sound caused by the friction of hard bodies, S.
RITMASTER,s.A captain of horse.Wodrow.
Belg.rit-meester, Teut.rid-meester, magister equitum.
RITTOCH,s.The greater tern, Orkn.Barry.
RIVE,s.A rent or tear, S.
Isl.ryf.
RIVE,s.Shallows.Sir Tristrem.
Isl.rif,reif, brevia.
ToRYVE,v. a.To rob.Barbour.
Ryuer,s.A robber.V.Reif.Douglas.
ToRIZAR,v. a.To dry in the sun, S.
Fr.ressoré, dried by the sun.
Rizar,s.Drying by means of heat, S.
RIZARDS, RIZZER-BERRIES,s. pl.Currants, S.Brand.
ROBIN-HOOD, a sport, condemned in our old acts of Parliament; in which the predatory exploits of this celebrated outlaw and his companions were represented.Evergreen.
ROCH, ROCHE, ROTCHE,s.A rock; Fr.roche.Douglas.
ROCKAT,s.A surplice, E.rochet.Gl. Sibb.
Arm.rocket, Fr.rochet, an outer garment.
ROCKING,s.A friendly visit, in which neighbours meet, during the moon-light of winter or spring, and spend the evening, alternately in one another's houses. Ayrs.Burns.
Supposed to have had its name from females formerly bringing theirrocksor distaffs with them.
ROCKLAY, ROKELY,s.A short cloak, S. Ang.Ritson.
Su. G.rocklin, a surplice.
RODDEN-FLOUK, ROAN-FLOOK,s.The turbot, S. B.roan-fleuk, Loth.Pinkerton.
RODDIKIN,s.The fourth stomach of a cow, or other ruminating animal, S.; the same withReid, q. v.
RODDING-TIME, the time of spawning.V.Red,Redd,s.Stat. Acc.
RODEN-TREE,s.The mountain-ash, S. B.V.Roun-tree.
Rodens,s. pl.The berries of the roan-tree, S. B.
ROEBUCK-BERRY,s.The stone-bramble berry, S.Stat. Acc.
ROY,s.King; Fr.roi.Wallace.
ToROY,v. n.To rave.Dunbar.
ROID, ROYD, RIDE,adj.1. Rude, severe.Barbour.2. Large.Wallace.
A. S.reothe,rethe, rough.
ROYET, ROYIT,adj.1. Wild.Doug.2. Dissipated, S.Ferguson.3. Romping, much given to sport, S.Ramsay.
Fr.roid,roide, fierce, ungovernable.
Royetness,s.Romping, S.
ROIF, ROVE, RUFF,s.Rest.Houlate.
Alem.rauua, Su. G.ro, Isl.roi, quies.
ROIK,s.A thick mist.V.Rak.
ROIK,s.A rock.Douglas.
ToROIP,v. a.To sell by auction.V.Roup.
ROIS, ROISE,s.A rose.Douglas.
ROISS.V.Roif.Bannatyne P.
ROIST,s.A roost.Kennedy.
ROYSTER,s.1. A freebooter.Buchanan.
L. B.Rustarii, the same withRutarii, freebooters who committed great devastation in France, in the eleventh century; O. Fr.rustre, a ruffian;ruster-ie, brigandage, devastation.
2. A dog, apparently of the bull-dog species.Cleland.
ToROYT,v. n.To go about idly, S. B.
Su. G.rut-a, discurrere, vagari.
ROYT,s.Perh. rambling fellow.Polwart.
ROK,s.Perhaps, a storm.S. P. Repr.
Isl.rok,roka, id. procella.
ToROLE,v. a.To ply the oar.Doug.
Rollar,s.A rower.Douglas.
ROLK,s.A rock.Douglas.
ROLLYD,part. pa.Enrolled.Wyntown.
ROLLOCHIN, (gutt.)adj.Lively, free-spoken, S.Rallack, to romp, A. Bor.
Isl.rugl-a, effutire; Sw.rolig, merry.
ToROLP,v. n.To cry.V.Roip.
ROMANYS, ROMANIS,s.1. A genuine history.Barbour.2. A work of fiction.
Ital.romanze, Fr.roman, id.
ROMBLE,s.A blow.Barbour.
Teut.rommel-en, strepere.
ROME-RAKARIS,s. pl.Those who pretend to bring relics from Rome.Bannatyne P.
RONDELLIS,s. pl.Small round targets;
Fr.rondelles.
Complaynt S.
RONE,s.Sheep-skin dressed so as to appear like goat-skin; S.roan.Wynt.
Perh. fromRoan,Rohan, in France; likecordovan, from Cordova.
RONE, RON,s.1. A shrub.Wallace.
Isl.runn, a bush or shrub.
2. Brushwood.Henrysone.
RONE,s.A coarse substance adhering to flax, which, in hackling, is scraped off with a knife, Perths.
Isl.hrion, roughness.
RONE,s.The mountain-ash.V.Rountree.Maitland P.
RONE,s.A run of ice, S.Lyndsay.
Isl.hroenn, sparsa congeries ex nive.
RONE,s.A spout for carrying from the roof, S. O.
Sw.raenna, id.; Mod. Sax.ronne, a canal.
RONGED,part. adj.Gnawed.Knox.
Fr.rongé, id.
RONGIN,pret.Reigned.Bellenden.
RONK,s.Moisture.K. Hart.
RONKIS,s. pl.Folds.Dunbar.
Su. G.rynka, a wrinkle, a fold.
RONNACHS,s. pl.Couch-grass, Aberd.
RONNYS.V.Rone, 2.
ROOD-DAY,s.V.Rude-day.
ROOD GOOSE, RUDE GOOSE, the brent goose, Ross.Statist. Acc.
Dan.radgaas, Norw.raatgaas.
ROOF-TREE,s.1. The beam which forms the angle of a roof, S.2. A toast, expressive of a wish for prosperity to one's family, S. B.
ROOK,s.A sort of uproar, Loth.
Germ.ruck-en, movere;ruck, impetus.
ROOK,s.Thick mist, S.V.Rak,s.3.
Rooky,adj.Misty, S.Hamilton.
ROOM,adj.ands.V.Rowme.
ROON,s.A shred.V.Rund.
ToROOSE,v. a.To extol.V.Ruse.
ToROOSEfish, to throw a large quantity of fish together, with salt among them; allowing them to lie in that state for some time, before curing them, S.
ROOST,s.1. The inner roof of a cottage, composed of spars reaching from the one wall to the other, S.2. A garret, S. B.
Su. G.roste, the highest part of a building.
ROOT-HEWN,adj.Perverse, S. B.
Sw.rothugg-a, to root up.
Ross.
ToROOVE, RUVE, RUIFF,v. a.1. To rivet, to clinch, S.Acts Ja. VI.2. To settle a point beyond the probability of alteration.Baillie.
Fr.riv-er, id.; Isl.rauf-a, perforare.
ROPEEN,s.A hoarse cry.V.Roup.Complaynt S.
ROSE,s.The erysipelas, a disease, S.Buchan.
Su. G.ros, Germ.rose, id. from the colour of the eruption.
ROSEIR,s.A rose-bush; or arbour of roses.
Fr.rosier.
Gl. Sibb.
ROSET,s.Rosin, S.Douglas.
ROSIGNELL,s.A nightingale.Burel.
Fr.rosignol, id.
ROST,s.A current.V.Roust,s.2.
ROTCOLL,s.Horse-radish, S. B.
Su. G.rot, root, andkoll, fire.
ROTE,s.An instrument, in Fr. now calledvielle, in low E.hurdygurdy.Houlate.
According to Ritson and Roquef. from Lat.rota, a wheel.
ROTHOS,s.A tumult, Ang.V.Ruthar.
ROTTACKS,s. pl.1. Grubs in a beehive, Moray.2. Old musty corn, ibid.Pop. Ball.
ROUBBOURIS,s. pl.Perh. hampers.
Dan.rubbe, a basket?
ROUCH,adj.1. Rough, S.Douglas.2. Hoarse, S.
Germ.rauh, id.
3. Plentiful, S.Kelly.Rouch and round, id. Clydes.4. As denoting immoral conduct, S.
Rouch,s.The coarser and larger part of any thing, S. O.
Rouch-rider,s.A horse-breaker, S.
ROUCH,s.Rowing.V.Routh.
ROUCHT,pret. v.Reached.Barbour.
ROUCHT,pret. v.Cared.V.Rak.Wallace.
ROUDES,adj.Haggard.Minst. Bord.
Roudes,s.An old, wrinkled, ill-natured woman, Fife; pron.rudes.Ramsay.
Fr.rudesse, harshness; or C. B.rhaadair, noisy.
ToROVE,v. n.To be in a delirium, S.Sir J. Sinclair.
Roving,s.Delirium, S.Rutherford.
ToROVE,v. a.To card wool or cotton into flakes, S.Statist. Acc.
ROVE,s.Rest.V.Roif.
ToROUK, ROWK,v. n.To crouch.
Isl.hruk-a, coarctatio.
Lyndsay.
ROUK,s.Mist, S.
Rouky,adj.Misty, S.V.Rak.
ROULK, ROLK,adj.Hoarse.
Fr.rauque, Lat.rauc-us.
Houlate.
ToROUM,v. a.V.SoumandRoum.
ROUN,s.Roe of fish.V.Raun.Bellenden.
ROUN, ROUNE,s.1. Letters, characters.Sir Tristrem.
A. S. Isl.run, Su. G.runa, litera.
2. A tale, a story.Sir Tristrem.3. Speech in generalIbid.
ToRoun,Roune,Round,Rown,v. n.To whisper, S.Douglas.
Su. G.run-a, A. S.run-ian, id.
Rounar,Rownar,Roundar,s.A whisperer.Dunbar.
Rounnyng,Rownnyng,s.The act of whispering.Barbour.