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, called
the reif, S.
A. S. hreof, scabies.
To REIFE, 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.
To REIK out, v. a.
1. To fit out, S.; also
reek foorth.
R. Bruce.
2. To dress, to accoutre.
E. rig; Sw. rikt-a, Moes. G. riht-an, instruere.
To REIK, 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.
To REYKE, v. n. To range.
V. Raik.
REIK, s. A blow, S.
Gl. Sibb.
To REILE, 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.
To REIOSE, v. a. To possess.
Bellenden.
REIRBRASSERIS, s. pl. Armour for
the back of the arms.
Acts Ja. I.
Fr. arriere, behind, and brassart, a defence for the arm.
To REIRD, 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.
To REISSIL, v. n. To make a loud clattering noise, S.
Teut. ryssel-en, A. S. hristl-an, crepere.
To Reissil, 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.
To REIST, v. a. To dry by the heat of
the sun, or in a chimney, S.
Dunbar.
Dan. rist-er, to broil or toast.
To REIST, 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 door rests.
Douglas.
2. The hinge of a door.
Gl. Sibb.
3. The support of a warlike instrument.
Wallace.
To RELE, v. n. To roll.
V. Reile.
To RELEISCH, v. n. To go at large.
Fr. relasch-er, to enlarge.
Douglas.
To RELEVE, v. n. To raise, to exalt;
Fr. relev-er.
Wyntown.
To RELEVE, v. n. To resemble.
Fr. relev-er, colligere.
Wallace.
To RELY, v. a. To rally.
Barbour.
To REME, v. n. To foam.
V. Ream.
To REMEID, v. a. To remedy.
Baillie.
REMEMBRIE, s. Remembrance.
Burel.
To REMENT, v. a. To remember.
Burel.
Fr. ramentevoir, id.
REMYLLIS, s. pl. Blows.
Houlate.
Teut. rammel-en, Su. G. raml-a, tumultuari.
To REMORD, 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 to run-rig, S.
Statist. Acc.
Su. G. ren, palus limitaneus, and del, a division.
To RENDER, v. a. To beat butter, Ayrs.
V. Rind.
To RENG, RING, v. n. To reign.
Doug.
To RENYE, 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; also reik, 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.
To REPAYRE, v. n. To return; O. Fr.
repair-er.
Wyntown.
To REPARELL, v. a. To refit; Fr.
repareill-er.
Douglas.
To REPATER, v. n. To feed; Fr. repaitre.
Douglas.
REPENDE, part. adj. Dispersed; Fr.
repand-u.
Wallace.
To REPLEDGE, REPLEGE, v. a. To
replevin; a forensic term.
Bellenden.
L. B. repleg-iare, to redeem on pledge.
To REPLEID, v. a. To resist.
Priests Peblis.
L. B. replaud-are, repulsare.
REPLOCH GRAY.
V. Rapplack.
To REPONE, v. a. To replace.
Baillie.
Lat. repon-o.
To REPOSE, v. a.
Same with Repone.
Baillie.
To REPREME, 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.
To RESCOURS, v. a. To rescue.
O. Fr. rescourr-er, id.
Bellenden.
Rescours, s. Rescue.
Wyntown.
To RESETT, 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.
To RESILE, 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.
To RESP, RISP, v. n. To make a noise
resembling that of a file, S.
Douglas.
RESPONSALL, adj. Responsible.
Acts Parl.
To RESSOURSS, RESURSE, v. n. To rise again.
Fr. resourd-re.
Wallace.
RESSUM, s. A small fragment, S. B.
Fr. resson, gouté.
To REST, 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.
To RESTYN, v. a. To refresh.
Doug.
RESTING-CHAIR, a long chair shaped like a settee, used in farm-houses, Ang. Perths.
To RETENT, 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.
To RETOUR, 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. retour is used in a sense nearly allied.
To RETREAT, 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.
To REVERSE, REUERSE, v. a. To
strike from behind; Fr. revers, a stroke
of this kind.
Barbour.
To REVERT, v. n.
1. To revive.
Palice Honour.
2. To recover from a swoon, S. B.
O. Fr. revert-ir, id.
To REUEST, 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.
To REW, 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.
To REWESS, v. a.
V. Reuest.
REWID, pret. v. Reaved.
Barbour.
To REWM, 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.
To RIB, 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. ribib is expl. a reed-pipe, a hautboy.
RICE, s. A twig.
V. Ryss.
To RICH, v. a. To enrich.
Wyntown.
To Rich, v. n. To become rich.
Kelly.
RICHT, adj.
1. In health, S. Germ.
2. In the exercise of reason, S.
Fountainhall.
To Richt, 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.
To Rickle, 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.
To RIDE, 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.
To RIFE, 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.
To RIFT, 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 words Reg. Maria, on one of the billon coins of Queen Mary.
RIGWIDDIE, s. The rope or chain that crosses the back of a horse when yoked in a cart, S.
Rig, back, and widdie, 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.
From rim (of the belly), and burst.
To RIN, 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 in one'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.
To RIND, RYNDE, v. a. To dissolve
any fat substance by the heat of the fire,
S.; also, render.
Acts Ja. V.
Isl. rind-a, pellere, because beaten; or raenn-a, rinde, liquefacere.
To RYND, 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.
To RING, 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.
To Ring the 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.
To Ride 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 to ring
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.
From ring; 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.
To Rink, 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.
To RYOT, 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.
Isl. hrip, id. formio.
RIP, s.
1. Any thing base or useless, S.
2. A cheat, S.
Isl. ref-iaz, fidem fallere.
To RIPE, 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.
To RIPPLE, 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.
To RIPPLE, v. n. To drizzle, S.
Isl. hrafl in sniohrafl, 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. In pl. 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.
To RISK, v. n. To make a noise like the
tearing of roots, S. O.
Burns.
A. S. hrisc-ian, stridere, rispare.
To RISP, v. a.
1. To rub with a file, S.
rasp, E.
2. To rub hard bodies together; as to
risp the teeth, S.
Risp, s. Coarse grass that grows in marshy
ground, S.; q. grass for rasping.
Dunbar.
To Risp, 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.
To RYVE, v. a. To rob.
Barbour.
Ryuer, s. A robber.
V. Reif.
Douglas.
To RIZAR, 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 their rocks or 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 with Reid, 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.
To ROY, 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.
To ROIP, 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 with Rutarii, 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.
To ROYT, 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.
To ROLE, 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.
To ROLP, 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. from Roan, Rohan, in France; like cordovan, 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. and s.
V. Rowme.
ROON, s. A shred.
V. Rund.
To ROOSE, v. a. To extol.
V. Ruse.
To ROOSE fish, 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.
To ROOVE, 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.
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, and koll, fire.
ROTE, s. An instrument, in Fr. now
called vielle, 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.
To ROVE, v. n. To be in a delirium, S.
Sir J. Sinclair.
Roving, s. Delirium, S.
Rutherford.
To ROVE, v. a. To card wool or cotton
into flakes, S.
Statist. Acc.
ROVE, s. Rest.
V. Roif.
To ROUK, 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.
To ROUM, v. a.
V. Soum and Roum.
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 general
Ibid.
To Roun, 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.