R.

Rabbe, sb. == turnip. Alys. 4983. Dut. raap.

Race, sb. == course. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. AS. ræs

—— == speed, hence a short time [res]. Pol. S. 200; [ras]. Alys. 7830

Rache, sb. == hound, brach. Body and Soul, 214. AS. ræcc

Rack, sb. == torture. Body and Soul, 66. Swed. räcka, to stretch

Rade, adj. == ready. O. and N. 423; [rath]. HD. 75. AS. rád

Radely, adv. == readily, swiftly. Ps. vi. 11

Radness, sb. == terror, horror. Ps. liv. 5. AS. hréð

Rag, sb. Pol. S. 150. AS. hrac? implied in ‘hracod’

Rage, sb. == haste? Alys. 980; rashness. Alys. 4336

Ragged, adj. Body and Soul, 185. AS. hracod

Ragged, adj. == raged, raging. Alys. 4471

Rail, v. a. == put on as a garment. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. AS. hrægl.

Rain, sb. RG. 416, 560

—— v. n. [ryne]. Fr. Sci. 212. Alys. 6450

—— v. a. Ps. lxxvii. 27

Rainbow, sb. Signa ante Jud. 170

Raise, v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 100. Ps. cxii. 7

Rake, v. n. == depart, go away from. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 193. ON. reka

Rake, v. n. == hawk, spit. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211. AS. hracan

Rake, sb. == the common instrument so called. Rel. S. v. 214. AS. ráce

Raisin, sb. Alys. 5193

Raketyne, sb. == chain. RG. 142. AS. raccenta

Ram, sb. == the animal. Alys. 388

Randon, sb. == haste, eagerness. Alys. 2484; ‘into randon.’ Cok. 130. AS. randún. Probably from the ON. rönd. Germ. rant, the border or edge of a thing. In Provençal we have the phrase ‘a randa,’ on the edge or border, hence close or pressing. From this comes the Fr. verb, ‘randir,’ to approach, rush towards a thing, and ‘randon,’ lit. rushing, and generally ‘haste, violence.’ See Burguy’s Grammaire, vol. ii. p. 323, whence the above is derived

Rank, adj. Ps. lxxvii. 44. AS. ranc

Ransack, v. a. Ps. vii. 10; lxiii. 7. ON. ransaka

Ransacking, sb. Ps. lxiii. 7

Ransom, sb. RG. 374, 433. Fr. rançon

Rap, sb. == blow? Body and Soul, 66. Sw. rapp

Rape, sb. == haste. K. Horn, 566; [rap]. Rel. Ant. i. 115. ON. rápa, cursitare

Rath, adj. soon, early. HD. 2391. Pol. S. 195. comp. ‘rather’ == sooner. O. and N. 1240; former. RG. 285. AS. hræð

Rather, adv. RG. 459, 397

Raught. See Reek

Raven, sb. Fragm. Sci. 63. AS. hræfen

Ravish, v. a. == rob, despoil a person of. RG. 194. Fr. ravir

Raw, adj. Pol. S. 237. AS. hreáw

Ray, sb. == striped cloth. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 192

Rayme, v. n. == rule, lord it. Pol. S. 150

Razor, sb. Ps. li. 4

Reach, v. a. == tell. O. and N. 1447; part. ‘raht.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. AS. recan

Reach, v. a. == hold out to a person, as we say, ‘to reach one a thing.’ Pol. S. 157. AS. rǽcan

Read, v. a. HD. 2327. AS. rǽdan

Reader, sb. 1068 B.

Readily, adv. O. and N. 1279

Ready, adj. [iredi]. 766 B.

Realm, sb. 948 B.

Reap, v. a. Pol. S. 152

Rear, v. a. == raise up. RG. 369; part. ‘yrerd.’ RG. 214

Rearmain, sb. == a backhanded blow. Alys. 7395

Rearward, sb. == the rear. Alys. 7787

Reason, sb. RG. 459

Reave, v. a. == carry away, despoil of. HD. 2590; pret. ‘rafte.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 31. ‘rewede.’ RG. 171, AS. reáfian

Rebel, adj. RG. 72

Recet, sb. == place of refuge. RG. 98, 406; [resset]. Alys. 603

—— v. a. == receive into a refuge. RG. 214

Reck, v. n. == care. O. and N. 533, 3 s. pres. ‘rehth.’ O. and N. 1401, pret. ‘rauȝte.’ RG. 390; ‘roȝte.’ RG. 216. AS. récan

Reckless, adj. RG. 287

Reckon, v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 68. AS. recnan

Reckoning, sb. == account. Sermon 23

Red, adj. RG. 383. AS. read

—— v. n. == become red. Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Red, sb. == counsel. RG. 556, 566; [rade]. Alys. 6165. AS. réd

Rede, v. a. == counsel. RG. 98, 214. AS. rǽdan

Redless, adj. == without counsel. O. and N. 691

Reed, sb. RG. 540. Alys. 5064; [reod]. Alys. 6433

Reedpipe, sb. == pen. Ps. xliv. 2

Reek, sb. == smoke. Ps. xvii. 9. AS. reác

—— v. n. == to smoke. Ps. cxliii. 5

Reeve, sb. See Reve

Refuse, v. a. Ritson’s AS. xvii. v. 122

Rehearse, v. a. == tell. Alys. 1664

Reign, v. n. RG. 29

Reinable, adj. == reasonable. RG. 414. Fr. raisnable.

Reioshe, v. a. == enjoy? Manuel d. Pecches, 2036. Fr. réjoyer

Rekles, sb. == incense. Ps. cxl. 2. AS. recels

Reken, adj. == wise, prudent, excellent. Wright’s L. P. p. 27. Ritson’s AS. viii. 156. AS. recan, to order or direct; part. ‘recen’

Reken, adv. == quickly. 2103 B. AS. recene

Release, v. a. RG. 500

Relics, sb. == remains. Ps. xxxvi. 37; in the ecclesiastical sense, as the ‘relics of saints.’ RG. 177, 255

Relieve, v. a. Ritson’s AS. xviii. 38

Rem, sb. == cream. Marg. 32. AS. ream. Germ. rahm

Rem, sb. == sorrow, injury. O. and N. 1214. Cf. AS. reomig, sad

Reme, v. n. == call out, cry. Rel. S. iv. 22. AS. hreman. Another form of ‘scream’

Reme, v. a. == leave, evacuate. K. Horn, 1312. AS. rúmian

—— == make room, clear a passage. Alys. 3347. AS. rýman

Remnant, sb. Alys. 5707

Remove, v. a. RG. 533; part. ‘iremewed.’ RG. 550

—— v. n. Alys. 7238

Removing, sb. Alys. 7821

Rent, sb. RG. 370. Fr. rente. Lat. reditus

Rent, sb. == stream, course. Cok. 83, AS. rent

Repent, v. n. 101 β. RG. 350

Repentant, adj. RG. 291

Reprove, v. a. Ritson’s AS. xviii. 46

Respite, sb. 637 B. Fr. respit. Lat. respectare

Response, sb. 825 B.

Resset. See Recet

Rest, sb. 1130 B.

—— v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 52

Resting, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. Alys. 2807

Restore, v. a. RG. 319, 500

Resurrection, sb. 363 β

Rette, v. a. == impute, reckon. Alys. 7247. ON. retta

Reume, v. a. == speak. Alys. 4237. See Reme, vb.

Reure, sb. == a robber, reaver. HD. 2104

Reve, v. n. == swear? K. Horn. 1368. ON. rifja, recitare?

Reve, sb. == sheriff or reeve. HD. 1627. M. Ode, st. 129. AS. geréfa

Reve, sb. == depredation, spoiling. O. and N. 458. AS. reáf

Rever, sb. == robber. AS. reáfere

Reverence, sb. 115 B. Alys. 793

Reverye, sb. == robbery. RG. 193

Revest, v. a. == put on. RG. 537; part. ‘irevested.’ St Swithin, 139

Reving, sb. == robbery. Ps. xvi. 12. M. Ode, st. 128

Rewe, sb. == streak. 2218 B. Probably the same as ‘row’

—— v. n. == show a streak? ‘Ere the dai rewe.’ Pol. S. 239

Reynes, sb. == realms. Wright’s L. P. p. 31

Reȝel, sb. == dress. O. and N. 562. AS. hrægl. Cf. O. Eng. ‘night-rail,’ for a night-dress

Rhinoceros, [rinocertis]. Alys. 6529

Rhyme, sb. HD. 21

Rib, sb. RG. 22

Ribald, sb. Pol. S. 155, 237. Fr. ribald; from OHG. hrûpa, a prostitute. See Burguy on this word

Ribaldry, sb. [ribaudye] == a ribald story. Alys. 21

Rich, adj. RG. 377; [ruche]. RG. 13

Riche, sb. == kingdom. Wright’s L. P. p. 94. O. and N. 357

Richesse, sb. RG. 433

Richly, adv. RG. 377

Ride, v. n. RG. 463; pret. ‘rode.’ RG. 375; part. ‘riding.’ RG. 377

Rife, adj. == frequent. RG. 4, 252; comp. ‘rifer.’ RG. 260. AS. ryf

Right, sb. == redress for an injury. RG. 374

—— == in plur. ‘rights,’ ‘to maintain their rights.’ 171 B.

Right, adj. == dexter. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

—— == good, excellent. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Right, adv. == just, exactly. RG. 8

—— == rightly. Wright’s L. P. p. 30

—— v. a. == to set right. Ps. xvii. 36

Righteous, adj. [ryhtwise]. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Righteousness, sb. Ps. iv. 2

Rightful, adj. RG. 501; comp. ‘rightfuller.’ RG. 266

Rightfulness, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 53

Righting, sb. == a setting right. Ps. xcvi. 2

Rightness, sb. 1629 B.

Rightwished, sb. Ps. xviii. 10

Rimefrost, [ren-forst]. sb. Fr. Sci. 232. AS. hrím

Rind, sb. Alys. 6187. AS. rind

Rine, sb. == a course, hence a course of years, life; ‘for to rine’ == for ever? Ps. xliv. 11. AS. ryne

Ring, v. a. RG. 509

—— v. n. == resound. Wright’s L. P. p. 43

Ring, sb. RG. 489

Ringing, sb. St Swithin, 45

Ripe, adj. == applied to young birds. RG. 177. AS. ríp, harvest. adj. rípe

Ripeness, sb. == the ripeness of the day, i. e. full day. Ps. cxviii. 147

Rippe, sb. == a fish-basket. HD. 893. ON. hrip

Ris, sb. == a branch. Wright’s L. P. pp. 26, 30. Pol. S. 149. Dan. riis

Rise, v. n. == arise. Pol. S. 149

—— v. a. == raise. 1082 B.

Ritte, v. a. == rip. HD. 2495. ON. rista

Rivage, sb. == river bank. Alys. 6079

Rive, v. n. == arrive. RG. 14, 16

Rive, v. a. == split, snap. Rel. S. i. 14

Rive, sb. == bank. Alys. 4090

Rivel, v. n. == become wrinkled. Rel. Ant. ii. 211

River, sb. RG. 1

Rivering, sb. == hawking by a river’s side. Alys. 678

Rixe, v. a. == rule. Moral Ode, st. 190. AS. ricsian

Ro, sb. == rest. Wright’s L. P. p. 37; [roo]. Ibid. p. 32. AS. row. ON. ró

Road, sb. Body and Soul, 209; [rude]. Wright’s L. P. p. 32. AS. rád

Roam, v. a. HD. 64

—— v. n. == dwell. Alys. 7207, 7625. The older and newer senses of this word are analogous to the double meaning of the Lat. ‘versor’

Roar, v. n. HD. 2438; part. ‘rorand.’ Ps. xxi. 14

Roast, v. a. RG. 207; part, ‘yrosted.’ RG. 244

Rob, v. a. RG. 377, 385

Robber, sb. RG. 389

Robbery, sb. RG. 16, 550

Robe, sb. RG. 180

Rocher, sb. == rocks, rocky place. Alys. 7090

Rock, sb. RG. 22. Fr. roche, connected with ‘crag,’ and W. rhwg

Rode, sb. == complexion. Wright’s L. P. p. 30; [rody]. Alys. 164; [rude]. O. and N. 443. ON. rodi

Roe, sb. == the animal. Wright’s L. P. p. 29. AS. rá

Roil, v. a. == rove about. Rel. Ant. ii. 175. ON. hrolla

Rokke, v. a. == drive. RG. 98. ON. reka

Roll, sb. (of parchment). Pol. S. 157

Romance, sb. RG. 487

Rome, v. n. == roar. Ps. ciii. 21. AS. hreman

Rone, v. a. == comfort. Ps. lxx. 21; cxviii. 76, 82; part. ‘roned.’ Ps. lxxvi. 3. Perhaps from ON. rúni, amicus, colloquiorum socius

Roning, sb. == comfort. Ps. xciii. 19

Rood, sb. == cross. RG. 532. AS. ród

Roof, sb. RG. 404, 416; [rove]. Alys. 513. AS. hróf

Rook, sb. O. and N. 1128. AS. róc

Rooles, adj. == restless. Wright’s L. P. p. 42

Room, v. a. == clear (a way). RG. 536. AS. rýman. See Reme

Room, adj. == empty. RG. 303

—— == broad, spacious. O. and N. 643. Ps. ciii. 25

Roomhouse, sb. == privy. O. and N. 592

Roomlyke, adv. == abundantly. Ps. xxx. 24

Root, sb. RG. 404

Rope, sb. RG. 448, 509; ‘in his rope’ == in his noose, or power. Alys. 6298. AS. rǽp

Rorde, sb. == voice. O. and N. 311. AS. reord

Rose, sb. RG. 331

Roser, sb. == rosebush. HD. 2919

Rot, v. n. RG. 411. AS. rotian

Roter, sb. == rooter, eradicator. RG. 297

Rothe, v. a. == rathe or advise. HD. 2817

Rother, sb. == cattle. RG. 52. Pol. S. 220. AS. hryðer

Rotle, v. b. == rustle, q. v.

Rotted, adj. == rotten. Pol. S. 152

Rotten, adj. Body and Soul, 37

Rough, adj. comp. ‘rughher.’ Alys. 5956

Roun, sb. == a song; [ron]. Wright’s L. P. p. 43

Roun, v. n. == whisper, round. 1200 B. AS. rúnian

Round, adj. Fr. Sci. 121. Alys. 594

Rout, sb. == company. RG. 371, 428, 546

Rout, v. a. == disturb, confound. Serm. 30

Route, v. n. == roar. HD. 1911. Fr. router. ON. rauta

Rovertid, part. == recovered from, i. e. left off (crying). Alys. 7895

Row, sb. == array, order. Wright’s L. P. pp. 25, 35. AS. rawa. See Rewe

Row, v. n. pret. ‘rewe.’ 1159 B.

Rowe, adj. == rough. RG. 25, 507; [ruȝe]. O. and N. 104

Roxle, v. n. == grunt. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. Dut. rotelen

Ruby, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 25

Rudder, sb. [rother]. K. Horn, 194. AS. róðer

Rude. See Road

Rue, v. a. == pity. Wright’s L. P. p. 29

—— v. n. == have compassion on. RG. 449

Rue, v. n. == grieve for, repent of; ‘that was to rewe sore.’ RG. 493. AS. reówan

—— sb. == pity. 1051 B; [reowe]. O. and N. 1443

Rueful, adj. == sad. RG. 327

Ruely, adj. == sad. Body and Soul, 171

—— adv. == ruefully. RG. 126, 263

Rueness, sb. == compassion. HD. 2227

Ruer, sb. == a compassionate person. Ps. lxxxv. 15

Rugge, sb. == back. RG. 525, 460. AS. hrycg

Rule, sb. == regulation. St Dunstan, 46

Ruls, adj. == overripe, said of corn. Pol. S. 152. See Halliwell, s. v. Rule. ON. rusill, qui effundit—rusla, prodigere

Run, v. n. pret. ‘ronne.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 68; part. ‘rennyng’ (of water). RG. 80. See Urne

Runci, sb. == a nag. HD. 2569. Fr. roncin

Rundel, sb. == circle. Fragm. Sci. 62

Rune, sb. == conversation. O. and N. 1154. AS. rún

Rure, sb. == full. O. and N. 1152. AS. hrýre

Russin, sb. == meal between dinner and supper. Cok. 20. ON. rúss, temulentia

Rustle, v. n. [rotle]. Alys. 930. ON. rosta, a tumult

Ruwet, sb. == bugle-horn. Alys. 3699. Fr. ruet, rouette. Lat. rota. See Wright’s Vocab. p. 104, where ‘litui’ is translated by ‘ruez.’ The name is derived from the circular flexures of the instrument

Rye, sb. [ruȝe]. Pol. S. 152. AS. rige

Ryme, v. a. == cry out, tell; Ritson’s AS. viii. 99, 137. AS. hryman