The Project Gutenberg eBook of An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, by John Jamieson, D. D.

QUOTT, QUOTE, QUOITT, s. The portion of the goods of one deceased, appointed by law to be paid for the confirmation of his testament, or for the right of intromitting with his property.
Act Sed.

Fr. quote, L. B. quota, portion.

R

RA, RAA, RAE, s. A roe.
Acts Ja. I.

Isl. ra, Su. G. Dan. raa, id.

RA, RAY, s. The sail-yard.

Isl. raa, Su. G. segelraa, id.

Rabandis, Raibandis, s. pl. The small lines which fasten the sail to the yard.

Su. G. refband, robbins.

Douglas.

RABBLE, s. A rhapsody, S.
Baillie.

Teut. rabbel-en, garrire, nugari.

To Rabble, Raible, v. n. To rattle nonsense.
Gl. Shirr.

RABIL, s. A disorderly train.
Douglas.

To RABETE.
V. Rebute.

RACE, pret. v. Dashed.
V. Rasch.
Wall.

RACE, s.
1. A current.
V. Raiss.
2. The current which turns a mill, S. B.
Law Case.
3. The train of historical narration.
R. Bruce.

RACE, s. Course at sea.
Douglas.

Su. G. resa, id. Belg. reys, a voyage.

RACHE, (hard), s. A dog that discovers and pursues his prey by the scent.
Bellenden.

Isl. racke, canis sagax, L. B. racha; Norm. racche, id.

RACHE, Houlate.
V. Raith.

RACHLIE, (gutt.) adj. Dirty and disorderly, S. B.

Isl. hrakleg-r, incomtus, male habitus.

RACHLIN, adj.
1. Unsettled, hare-brained, S. B.
2. Noisy, clamorous, S. B.

Su. G. ragl-a, huc illuc ferri; Isl. ragalinn, perversè delirans.

RACK, s. A frame fixed to the wall, for holding plates, &c. S.

RACK (of a mill), s. A piece of wood used for the purpose of feeding a mill, S.

RACKABIMUS, s. A sudden or unexpected stroke or fall, Ang.

RACKEL, RACKLE, RAUCLE, adj. Rash, fearless, S.
Burns.

Isl. rack-r, strenuus, arduus.

Rackel-handit, adj. Careless; rash, S. corr. rackless-handed.
Gl. Shirr.

RACKET, s. A dress frock, Loth.

Su. G. rocke, Arm. roket, Fr. rocket, toga.

RACKET, s. A smart stroke, S.
Ruddiman.

Isl. hreck-ia, propellere; Belg. rack-en, to hit.

RACKLE, s. A chain, S. B.

RACKLESS, adj. Regardless, S. O. E.
V. Rak, s.
Kelly.

RACKLIGENCE, s. Chance, accident, S. B.
Ross.

RACKMEREESLE, adv. Higgledy-piggeldy, Fife. Perths.

RACKSTICK, s. A stick used for twisting ropes, S. from E. rack, to extend.

To RACUNNYS, v. a. To recognise in a juridical sense.
Wallace.

L. B. recognosc-ere.

RAD, RADE, RED, adj. Afraid; Clydes. Dumfr.
Barbour.

Su. G. raed-as, radd-a, terreo, timeo; Su. G. raedd, Dan. raed, red, afraid.

Raddour, Reddour, s. Fear.
Wallace.

Su. G. raedde, id.

Radness, s. Fear, timidity.
Barbour.

RAD, s. Counsel.
V. Red.

RADDMAN, s. A counsellor, Orkney.
V. Lagraetman.

RADDOWRE, REDDOUR, s.
1. Vehemence, violence.
Douglas.
2. Rigour, severity.
Wyntown.

O. Fr. rador, the same with roideur, dureté.

RADE, RAID, s. An invasion, an attack by violence.
Wyntown.

A. S. rad, rade, invasio, incursio.

RADE, RAID, s. A road for ships.
Douglas.

Fr. rade, Belg. rede, Su. G. redd, id.

RADE, adv. Rather.
V. Rath.
Priests Peblis.

To RADOTE, v. n. To rave, particularly in sleep.

Fr. radot-er.

Burel.

To RADOUN, v. n. To return.
Wallace.

Fr. redond-er, to return.

RAE, WRAE, s. An inclosure for cattle, S. B.

Isl. ra, secessus domus; latibulum.

RAE, s. A roe.
V. Ra.

RAF. In raf, quickly.

Su. G. rapp, citus; rafsa, celeriter.

RAFF, s. Plenty, abundance, S. B.
Ross.

A. S. reaf, spolia; C. B. rhav, diffusion.

RAFF, s. A flying shower, Ang.

Su. G. rafs-a, celeriter auferre.

RAFFAN, adj. Merry, roving.
Ramsay.

Isl. raf-a, vagari.

RAFFEL, s. Doe-skin.
Chr. Kirk.

From ra, rae, a roe, and fell, a skin.

To RAG, v. a. To rally, to reproach, S.

Isl. raeg-a, Alem. ruag-en, to accuse.

To RAGGLE, v. a.
1. To ruffle the skin, S.
2. In architecture, to jagg, to groove, S.

C. B. rhugl-aw, to rub, to chafe; at-terere, Davies; rhygl-o, to rub, to fret; Lhuyd: also, to groove, striare.

RAGMAN, RAGMENT, s.
1. A long piece of writing.
Wyntown.
2. A rhapsody.
Douglas.
3. An account, in order to a settlement.
Dunbar.

Ital. ragionamento, a discourse.

RAGMAN'S ROW, or ROLL, a collection of those deeds by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland were constrained to subscribe allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. 1296.
Rudd.

Isl. raeg-a, to accuse, raege, an accuser; hence the devil is called Rageman, P. Ploughm.

RAGWEED, s. Ragwort, S.
Burns.

To RAY, v. a. To array.
Wallace.

Ray, s. Military arrangement.
Id.

RAY, s. Uncertain.
Douglas.

Su. G. ra, Isl. raege, daemon.

RAY, REE, adj. Mad, wild.
V. Ree.
Gl. Sibb.

RAYATT, Barbour. L. ryotyt, rioted.

RAID, s. An inroad, S.
V. Rade.

RAID, s. A road for ships.
V. Rade.

RAYEN, RAYON, s. A ray.
Hume.

Fr. rayon, id.

RAIF, part. pa. Rent.
Pal. Hon.

Su. G. rifw-a, to rive.

RAIF, s. Robbery.
Complaynt S.

A. S. reaf, spolia; reaf-ian, to rob.

To RAIF, v. n. To rave.
Douglas.

Belg. rev-en, Fr. resv-er.

To RAIK, RAKE, RAYK, REYKE, v. n.
1. To range, S.
Douglas.
2. To move expeditiously, S.
Sir Gawan.
3. To raik on raw, to march in order.
Douglas.
4. To be copious in discourse.
Dunbar.

Su. G. rek-a, to roam; rak-a, to go swiftly.

Raik, Rayk, Rake, s.
1. The extent of a course or walk, S.

Hence, sheep-raik, and cattle-raik, S.
Wyntown.
2. A swift pace.
Ross.
3. The act of carrying from one place to another, S.
Henrysone.
4. The extent of fishing ground, S. B.
Act Concil.
5. Tongue-raik, elocution, flow of language, S. B.

RAIK, RAK, RACK, s. Care, reckoning. Quhat raik? what do I care for it? S.
Lyndsay.

A. S. recce, cura, O. E. reck.

RAIL, s. A woman's jacket, S. B.
Gl. Sibb.

Belg. ryglyf, a boddice stays.

To RAILL, v. n. To jest.
Burel.

Fr. raill-er, id.

Railyear, s. A jester.
Douglas.

RAIN GOOSE, the red-throated diver, supposed to prognosticate rain, Caithn.
Stat. Acc.

RAYNE, s.
V. Rane.

RAING, s. Row.
V. Rang.

To Raing, v. n.
1. To rank up, S.
Ferguson.
2. To follow in a line, S. B.

RAIP, s.
1. A rope, S.
Douglas.

Moes. G. raip, A. S. rape, id.

2. A rood; or six ells in length.
Skene.

Su. G. rep-a, to measure by a line.

RAIR, s. A roar.
V. Rare.

To RAISE, RAIZE, v. a.
1. To excite, S.
Burns.
2. To madden; rais'd, delirious, S.

Alem. raiz-en, irritare; Su. G. ras-a, insanire.

RAISE-NET FISHING, allowing the lower part of the net to rise and float with the flowing tide, and to fall down with the ebb, Dumfr.
Stat. Acc.

RAISS, RASSE, RASE, RACE, s. A strong current in the sea, S.
Barbour.

Teut. raes, aestuarium.

RAITH, REATH, s. The fourth part of a year, S.
Ross.

Gael. ratha, raithe, id.; Su. G. ret, Isl. reit-r, quadratum quodvis.

RAITH, adj.
1. Sudden, quick.
Houlate.

A. S. hraeth, celer, Isl. hradr, promptus.

2. Ready, prepared.
Douglas.

Raith, adv. Quickly.

A. S. rath, id.

Doug.

RAIVEL, s. A rail, S.

Fr. verre-vel, id.

To RAK, v. a. To reach.
Montgomerie.

A. S. raec-an, Su. G. raeck-a, id.

To RAK, REK, v. a. To regard.
Doug.

A. S. rec-an, Isl. raek-ia, curare.

Rak, s. Care.
V. Raik.

RAK, RAWK, ROIK, ROOK, s. A thick mist or fog, S.
Douglas.

Isl. rak-ur, humidus; Teut. roock, vapor.

RAK, RAWK, s. The rheum which distils from the eyes during sleep, S. B.

Isl. hrak, rejectaneum quid.

Rudd.

RAK, RAWK, s. The greenish scum on stagnated water, S. B.
Ruddiman.

RACK, s. A shock; a blow.
Douglas.

Isl. rek-a, hreck-ia, propellere, quatere.

RAK-SAUCH, s. A reproachful term; q. applied to one who deserves to rack, or stretch, a withy.
Dunbar.

RAKE. L. wrake, wreck.
Sir Tristrem.

RAKE, s. A swift pace.
V. Raik.

RAKYNG, part. pr. Perhaps wandering.
Dunbar.

RAKKET, s. Uncertain.
Bannatyne P.

RAKLESS, adj. Careless, rash, S.

A. S. recceleas, id.

Rakleslie, adv. Unwittingly.
Lyndsay.

To RALE, v. n. To spring, to gush forth.

Isl. ryll, rivus tacitè labens.

Doug.

To RALEIFF, v. n. To rally.
Wallace.

RALIS, s. pl. Nets.
Douglas.

Franc. regil, vectis, obex.

RALLION, s. Clattering, noise, S. B.

Isl. ragl-a, incedere; ragl, gressus.

RAMAGIECHAN, s. Expl. a large raw-boned person, speaking and acting heedlessly, Ang.

To RAMBARRE, v. a. To repulse; Fr. rembarr-er, id.
Godscroft.

To RAME, v. n. To shout, to roar, S. B.
Douglas.

A. S. hream-an, Su. G. raam-a, clamare.

Rame, s. A cry; especially as denoting reiteration of the same sound, S.

Ramyng, s. A loud cry.
Douglas.

RAMEDE, s. Remedy; Fr. remede.
Wallace.

RAMFEEZLED, part. adj. Fatigued, exhausted, S.
Burns.

Teut. ramme, aries, and futsel-en, agitare.

RAMFORSIT, part. pa. Crammed.
N. Burne.

RAMGUNSHOCH, adj. Rugged.
Kelly.

Isl. ram-r, fortis, and gunni, vir pugnax.

RAMMASCHE, adj. Collected; Fr. rammassé.
Complaynt S.

RAMMEKINS, s. A dish made of eggs, cheese, and crumbs of bread, mixed in the manner of a pudding.
Gl. Sibb.

Flandr. rammekin, panis escharites.

RAMMEL, RAMEL, s. Small branches.

Fr. ramilles, id.

Burel.

Rammel, adj.
1. Branchy; Fr. ramillé.
Complaynt S.
2. Rank, applied to straw, S. B.

RAMMEL, RAMBLE, s. Mixed grain, S.
Statist. Acc.

Teut. rammel-en, tumultuari.

RAMMER, s. A ramrod, S.

To RAMMIS, v. n. To be driven about under the impulse of any powerful appetite, S. B.

Alem. romisch pfaerd, equus salax.

Rammist, part. adj. Raging.
Bellenden.

To RAMORD, v. n.
V. Remord.

To RAMP, v. n.
1. To be rompish, S.
2. To rage.
Wallace.

A. S. rempend, praeceps.

Ramp, adj.
1. Riotous.
Fountainhall.
2. Vehement, violent, S.
Pennecuik.

To RAMP, v. n. Applied to milk when it becomes ropy, S. B.

Fr. ramp-er, to climb.

To RAMP, v. a. To trample.
Gl. Sibb.

To RAMPAGE, v. n. To prance about with fury, S.
Ross.

Ram, and pauge; q. to prance like a ram.

RAMPAR EEL, a lamprey, S.
Statist. Acc.

RAMPS, s. pl. A species of garlick, Loth.

Sw. rams, id.

RAM-RAIS, RAM-RACE, s. The act of running in a precipitous manner, with the head inclined downwards, S.

Teut. ramey-en, arietare.

Douglas.

RAMSH, adj.
1. Strong, robust, S. B.

Su. G. ram, Isl. ramm-ur, id.

2. Lascivious, salacious, S.

Teut. ramm-en, salire; Alem. romisch, salax.

3. Harsh to the taste, S. B.

Norw. romms, rank; Isl. rammr, bitter.

RAM-STAM, adj. Forward, thoughtless, S.
Burns.

Ram-stam, adv. Precipitately, S.

Ram, and staemm-a, tendere.

RAMUKLOCH. To sing ramukloch, to cry.
Bannatyne Poems.

Gael. ra, denoting motion, muich, sadness, and loch, dark, or laoi, day; q. "deep sorrow," or "the day of sadness comes."

To RANCE, v. a. To prop with stakes, S.

Su. G. raenn-a, to fasten a door with a stake.

Rance, s.
1. A wooden prop, S.
2. The cross bar which joins the lower part of the frame of a chair together. Ang.
3. The cornice of a wooden bed, S.

Su. G. ren, a stake.

RANDER, s. Order, S. B.
Ross.

Su. G. rand, margo, linea, pl. rander.

RANDERS, s. pl.
1. Idle rumours, S.
2. Idle conversation, S.

Fland. rand-en, delirare, nugari.

RANDY, RANDIE-BEGGAR, s.
1. A beggar who exacts alms by threatening language, S.
Ritson.
2. A scold, S.

Su. G. ran, spoil, and tiuf, a thief; Gael. ranntaich, a songster.

Randy, adj. Quarrelsome, scolding, S.
Meston.

RANDOUN, s. Swift motion.
Barbour.

Fr. randon, the force of a violent stream.

To Randon, v. n. To flow swiftly in a straight line.
Gawan and Gol.

Fr. randonn-er, id.

RANE, RAYNE, RAIN, REANE, s.
1. Tedious idle talk.
Wyntown.
2. Metrical jargon.
Douglas.
3. A frequent repetition of the same sound.
Houlate.

Germ. raun, an incantation. Isl. runa, sermo non intermissus.

To Rane, v. a. To cry the same thing over and over, S. O. rainie, Ang.
Douglas.

RANEGALD, adj. Acting as a renegado.
Kennedy.

RANG, RAING, s. A row, a rank, S.

Fr. rang, id. Sw. rang, C. B. rhenge, ordo, series.

RANG, pret. Reigned, S.
Garden.

RANGALE, RANGALD, RINGALD, RANGAT, s.
1. The rabble.
Barbour.
2. A crowd, a mob, S. B.
Douglas.
3. Anarchy, disorder.
Dunbar.

Isl. hraungl, strepitus; or ran, rapina, and gild, societas.

RANGE, s.
1. A company of hunters.

Fr. rang, rangée, a row.

Douglas.
2. The van of an army.
Wallace.

RANK, adj.
1. Strong, able-bodied.
Bellenden.
2. Harsh; applied to the voice.
Doug.

RANNOK FLOOK, a species of flounder. Perhaps for Bannock.
Sibbald.

RANSOUNE, RANSOWN, s. Ransom.

Fr. ranson, id.

Wallace.

To RANTER, v. a.
1. To sow a seam across neatly, S.

Fr. rentraire, id.

2. To darn in a coarse manner, Ang.

RANTY-TANTY, s. A weed which grows among corn with a reddish leaf, S. B.
Ritson.

RANTLE-TREE, RANDLE-TREE, s.
1. The beam which extends across a chimney, on which the crook is suspended, S. Ran-tree, Fife.
Journ. Lond.

Sw. rundel, a round building.

2. The end of a rafter or beam.
Gl. Shirr.

Su. G. rand, extremity, and tilia, A. S. thil, a joist.

3. A tall raw-boned person, S. A.
Mannering.

RANTREE, s.
V. Rountree.

RAP, RAPE, s. A rope.
V. Raip.

To RAP, v. n. To fall in quick succession.
Ross.

Su. G. rap-a, praeceps ruo, procido.

RAP, s.
1. A cheat, an impostor, S.
2. A counterfeit coin; a mere rap, S.

Su. G. rapp-a, vi ad se protrahere.

RAP, s. In a rap, immediately, S.
Ross.

Su. G. rapp, Belg. rap, quick.

To Rap aff a thing, to do it expeditiously, Loth.

To Rap forth, or out, v. a. To throw out forcibly.
Douglas.

Rape, adv. Hastily.
Montgomerie.

RAPEGYRNE, s. The name anciently given to the little figure made of the last handful of grain cut on the harvest field, now called the Maiden.
Fordun.

Su. G. rep-a, to reap; and gerna, greedily; Isl. girn-a, cupere; q. what is reaped with great eagerness.

RAPLACH, RAPLACK, RAPLOCK, REPLOCH, s. Coarse woollen cloth, homespun, and not dyed, S.
Lyndsay.

Su. G. rep-a, vellere, and lock, cirrus; q. the lock of wool, as plucked from the animal.

Raploch, adj. Coarse.
Burns.

To RAPPLE up, v. a. To do work in a hurried and imperfect manner, S. B.

Isl. hrap-a, festinare.

To RARE, RAIR, v. n. To roar.

A. S. rar-an, id.

Wyntown.

Rare, Rair, s.
1. A roar.
Lyndsay.
2. A loud report of any kind, S.

To RAS, v. a. To raise.
Wyntown.

To RASCH, v. a. To dash, to beat.

Isl. rask-a, frangere.

Bellenden.

Rasch, s.
1. Dash, collision.
Douglas.
2. The clashing of arms.
Douglas.

A. S. hraes, impetus.

To RASCH, RASHE, v. n. To make any forcible exertion, to rush, S. A.
Complaynt S.

A. S. raes-an, to rush.

RASCH, RASH, adj. Agile, active, Loth.

Su. G. rask, celer, promtus.

RASCH, RASH, s. A rush, S.

A. S. resc, juncus.

Complaynt S.

Raschen, Rashen, adj. Made of rushes, S. B.
Statist. Acc.

Rashy, adj. Covered with rushes, S.
Ramsay.

To RASE out, v. a. To pluck.
Douglas.

Germ. reiss-en, Alem. raz-en, rapere.

RASIT, part. pa. Abashed.
Gawan and Gol.

Isl. rask-a, perturbare.

RASPS, s. pl. Raspberries, S.

RASSE, s. A current.
V. Raiss.

RAT, s.
1. A scratch, S.
2. Metaph. a wrinkle.
Douglas.
3. A rut; cart-rat, S. B.

Teut. rete, incisura; Su. G. ratta, a path.

To Rat, Ratt, v. a.
1. To scratch, S.
2. To make deep ruts, S.
Ruddiman.

RAT, s. A wart, S.
V. Wrat.

RATCH, s. The lock of a musket.
Colvil.

RATCH, s. The little auk, Orkn.; rotch, Shetl.; Rotges, Martin.
Neill.

RATCHEL, s. A hard rocky crust below the soil, S.

Fr. rochaille, rocks.

RATH, adj. Quick.
V. Raith.

RATH, adj. Strange, savage in appearance.

A. S. rethe, savage.

Houlate.

RATIHABITION, s. Confirmation; a forensic term, S.

L. B. ratihabitio, id.

RATT, RATTE, s. A file of soldiers.
Baillie.

Germ. rat, series; Dan. rad, a file.

RATTLESCULL, s. One who talks much without thinking, S.
Shirrefs.

RATT RIME, s. Any thing metrical repeated by rote, S.
Douglas.

E. rote; Isl. rot-a, circumagere.

RATTS, s. pl. A wheel on which criminals are set, after being put to death.
Dunbar.

Belg. op een rad gezet, set upon a wheel.

RATTON, s. A rat, S.
Bellenden.

Gael. radan, Hisp. raton, id.

RAUCHAN, s. A plaid worn by men, S.

Gael. riachan, any thing grey.

RAUCHT, pret. v. Reached.
Douglas.

A. S. rachte, porrigebat.

RAUCHTIR, s. Perh. a rake.
Dunbar.

Gael. racaire, id.

To RAVE, v. a. To take by violence.

A. S. ref-an, id.

Pitscottie.

RAVE, s. A vague report, S. B.

Fr. reve, a dream, Teut. rev-en, delirare.

RAVELLED. A ravell'd hesp, a troublesome or intricate business, S.
Kelly.
To red a ravell'd hesp, to engage in any perplexed business, attended with difficulty, S.
Ross.

RAVERY, s. Delirium.
Wodrow.

Fr. resverie, id.

RAUGHT, s. The act of reaching, S. B.

A. S. raec-an, to reach.

Journ. Lond.

RAUCLE, adj. Rash.
V. Rackel.

RAVIN, adj. Ravenous.
K. Quair.

RAUISANT, part. pr. Violent.

Fr. ravissant, id.

Complaynt S.

RAUN, RAWN, s. Roe of fish, S.

Dan. raun, Teut. rogen, id.

K. Ja. VI.

Rauner, s. The female salmon, which has the roe, Loth. S. A.

RAUNS, s. pl. The beard of barley, S. B.

C. B. rhawn, long or coarse hair, bristles.

To RAUNG, v. n. To range.
Barbour.

Sw. rang, ordo.

RAW, adj.
1. Damp and chill, S.

Su. G. raa, madidus.

2. Unmixed; as raw spirits, spirits not diluted, S.

Su. G. raa, crudus.

RAW, s.
1. A row, a rank, S.
Douglas.

A. S. raewa, id.

2. A kind of street.
V. Rew.
3. Parallel ridges, S. B.
Ramsay.

RAWMOUD, adj. Beardless, simple; q. raw-mouthed.
Kennedy.

To RAX, v. n.
1. To extend the limbs, S.
Minstr. Bord.
2. To make efforts to attain.
Ramsay.

Rax, s. The act of stretching, S.
Morison.

A. Bor. wrax, id.

Raxes, s. pl. Andirons, S.
Ramsay.

READ FISH.
V. Reid Fische.

READILY, adv. Probably.
Baillie.

REAKE, REAK, s. A trick, a prank, S. A.
Z. Boyd.
To play reakes, to play tricks.

Isl. hreck-r, dolus; nequitia.

REALE, adj. Royal.

O. Fr.

Wyntown.

Realté, Reawté, Ryawté, s.
1. Royalty.
Wyntown.
2. Royal retinue.
Wyntown.

REAM, REYME, s. Cream, S.
Complaynt S.

A. S. ream, Isl. riome, id.

To Ream, v. a. To cream, S.

Germ. rahm-en, id.

To Ream, Reme, v. n.
1. To be creamed, S.
Ross.
2. To froth, S.
Douglas.

REASON, s. Right, justice.
Baillie.

REAVEL-RAVEL, s. A rhapsody.
Cleland.

Belg. revel-en, to rave, to talk idly.

REAVER, s. Robber.
V. Reyffar.

REAWS, s. pl. Royal personages.

O. Fr. reaulx, id.

Wyntown.

To REBET, v. a. To abate.
Acts Ja. IV.

Fr. rebattre, id.

REBALD, s. A low worthless fellow; Fr. ribauld.
Kennedy.

Rebaldale, s. The rabble.
Barbour.

O. Fr. ribaudaille, canaille.

Rebaldie, Rybbaldy, s. Vulgarity of conversation.
Barbour.

O. Fr. ribaudie, libertinage.

REBAT, s. Cape of a mantle.
Watson.

Fr. rabat, id.

REBAWKIT, pret. v. Rebuked.
Houlate.

REBBIT, s. A polished stone for a window, door, or corner, S.; reybit, Lanerks.

O. Fr. rabot-ir, unir, polir.

To REBET, v. n. To make a renewed attack.
Wallace.

Fr. rabat-re, to draw back again.

REBOURIS. At rebouris, adv. Cross, quite contrary to.
Barbour.

O. Fr. à rebours, id.

To REBUT, RABUT, REBOYT, v. a.
1. To repulse.
Douglas.
2. To rebuke, to taunt.
Wallace.

Fr. rebut-er is used in both senses.

Rebute, s. A repulse.
Douglas.

RECHAS, s. A call to drive back the game.
Sir Gawan.

Fr. rechass-er, to repel.

RECK, s. Course, tract, border.

Teut. reck-en, tendere.

Pennant.

RECORDOUR, s. A wind instrument.
Houlate.

To RECOUNTIR, s. To encounter.
Wyntown.

To RECULE, v. n. To recoil.
Doug.

Fr. recul-er, id.

RECURE, s. Redress, remedy.

Fr. recours, id.

To RED, v. n. To suppose, to guess, S. B.
Gl. Shirr.

A. S. raed-an, to conjecture, to divine.

To RED, REDE, v. a. To counsel, S.

A. S. raed-an, Isl. rad-a, id.

Ritson.

Rede, Reide, Rad, s. Counsel, S.
Burns.

Will of rede, destitute of counsel.
Barbour.

A. S. Teut. raed, Isl. rad, id.

Rede, adj. Aware, Fife.
A. Douglas.

Redles, adj. In a confused state.
Wallace.

A. S. raed-leas, praeceps.

To REDE, v. a. To determine one's fate.

A. S. raed-an, decernere.

Houlate.

Reid, s. Fate, lot.
Pal. Hon.

To RED, REDE, READ, v. a. To explain; as, to red a riddle, or a dream, S.
Minstr. Bord.

Su. G. raad-a, red-a, interpretari.

To REDE, REID, v. n. To discourse.

Isl. Su. G. raed-a, loqui.

Barbour.

Rede, s.
1. Voice.
Wallace.
2. Religious service.
Houlate.

Isl. roedd, vox; raeda, sermo.

To RED, v. a. To disentangle; as, to red a ravell'd hesp, to unravel yarn that is disordered; to redd, South E. id.
Doug.
To red the head, or hair, to comb out the hair, S.

Su. G. reda, explicare, is used in both these senses.

To RED, REDD, REDE, RID, v. a.
1. To clear, to put in order; as, to red the road, to clear the way; to red up one's self, to dress; to red up a house, to put it in order; to red marches, to fix boundaries, also, to compose differences, S.
Wyntown.
2. To part combatants; also, to red a pley, to settle a broil, S.
Chr. Kirk.

Redder, Ridder, s.
1. One who endeavours to settle a dispute.
Baillie.
2. One who settles a dispute by force of arms.
Monro.

A. S. ge-raed-ian, Su. G. red-a, parare.

Red, Redd, s.
1. Clearance.
Wallace.
2. Order, S.

Isl. raud, id.

3. Rubbish, S.
V. Outredd.

Red, Redd, part. adj.
1. Put in order, S.

A. S. hraed, paratus.

2. Used as E. ready, S. B.
3. Distinct; opposed to confusion, S. B.

Redding-straik, s. The stroke which one often receives in attempting to separate those who are fighting, S.
Kelly.

Redsman, s. One who clears away rubbish, Loth.

To RED, v. a.
1. To disencumber, E. rid.
Knox.
2. To rescue from destruction.
Barbour.
3. Denoting the act of persons who remove from a place.
Keith.

Su. G. raedd-a, A. S. hredd-an, liberare.

Red, s. Riddance.
Maitland P.

To RED, v. a. To overpower.
Barbour.

A. S. raed-an, regere.

RED, adj. Afraid.
V. Rad.
Burns.

Reddour, s. Dread.
Douglas.

RED, REDD, s.
1. Spawn, S.

C. B. rhid, rhith, sperma; rhid-io, coire.

2. The place in which salmon or other fish deposit their spawn, S. A.

To Red, v. n. To spawn, S.

To REDACT, v. a. To reduce.

Lat. redact-us.

Spotswood.

RED-BELLY, RED-WAME, s. The charr, S. B.
Stat. Acc.

REDCAP, s. A name given by the vulgar to a domestic spirit, S. A.
Minstr. Bord.

REDE, adj. Fierce, furious.
Wallace.

A. S. reth, ferox, saevus.

REDE, s. A being, apparently of the fairy kind, S. A.
Gl. Compl.

Isl. rad, a demon or genius.

To REDY, v. a. To make ready.
Barbour.

REDYMYTE, REDEMYTE, adj. Decked, beautiful.
Douglas.

Lat. redimit-us, crowned.

RED LAND, ground turned up by the plough, S.

RED-SHANK, s. A nick-name for a Highlander, from his bare legs.
Colvil.

RED-WARE, s. Sea-girdles, S.
Neill.

RED-WARE COD, Asellus varius.
Sibbald.

RED-WARE FISHICK, the whistle-fish, Orkn.
Barry.

RED WATER, The murrain in cattle, S.
Ess. Highl. Soc.

REE, s.
1. Half drunk, S.
R. Galloway.
2. Crazy, delirious, S.

Isl. hreif-r, elatus, ebrius.

REE, s. A small riddle, S. O.
Gl. Sibb.

To REED, REDE, v. a. To fear.
V. Rad.
Ross.

Reed, conj. Lest, S. B.
Ross.

REEFORT, RYFART, s. A radish, S.

Fr. raifort, strong radish.

Ritson.

REEFU', adj. Rueful, S. B.
Ross.

REEGH, s. A harbour, Loth.

To REEK, v. a.
V. Reik out.

REEK HEN, perhaps a hen fed in the house.
Stat. Acc.

REEKIM, s. A smart stroke, Fife.

REEL, REILL, s.
1. Violent or disorderly motion, S.
Guthrie.
2. A particular kind of dance, S.
Rudd.
3. Bustle, hurry.
Diallog.
4. A loud sharp noise, S.

Isl. ryl-a, to be blended; Su. G. ragl-a, to stagger.

REEL-RALL, adv. Topsy-turvy, S.

REEL-TREE, s. The piece of wood to which the top of a stake is fixed, in an ox's stall, Fife. Revel-tree, Border.

To REESE, v. a. To extol.
V. Ruse.
Ramsay.

REESIN, adj. A reesin fire, one that burns well, S.

Teut. raes-en, to burn.

REESK, s.
1. Coarse grass that grows on downs, Fife.

A. S. risc, a rush.

Stat. Acc.
2. Waste land, yielding only benty grasses, Aberd.
3. A marshy place, Ang.
V. Reyss.

To REEVE, v. n.
1. To talk with great vivacity, S.

Teut. rev-en, delirare.

2. A reevin wind, a high wind, S.