Chapter 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._

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, 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._

_To_ ~Round~, _v. n._

V. ~Roun~, _v._

ROUND, _adj._ Abundant.

V. ~Rouch~.

ROUN-TREE, ROAN-TREE, ROWAN-TREE, _s._ The mountain-ash, S.

_Lightfoot._

Su. G. _ronn_, _runn_, sorbus aucuparia.

ROUND, _s._

1. A round dance, S. _roundel_.

Fr. _dance à la ronde_.

2. The tune appropriated to a dance of this kind.

_Douglas._

ROUND-ABOUT, _s._ A _circular_ fort.

_Statist. Acc._

ROUNDAL, _s._ A poetical measure, generally of eight verses.

_Douglas._

Fr. _rondeau_, Teut. _rondeel_, rhythmus orbicularis.

ROUNDAR, _s._

V. ~Rounar~.

ROUNDEL, _s._ A table.

_Priests Peblis._

Teut. _rondeel_, id.

ROUNG, _s._ A cudgel.

V. ~Rung~.

ROUNGED, _part. adj._

V. ~Ronged~.

_To_ ROUP, ROWP, ROPE, ROIP, ROLP, _v. n._

1. To cry, to shout.

_Doug._

2. To cry hoarsely.

_Knox._

3. _v. a._ To sell by auction, S.

Teut. _roep-en_, clamare.

_Fountainhall._

~Roup~, ~Rouping~, _s._ An outcry, S.

_Pennant._

~Rouper~, _s._ One who cries.

_Montgomerie._

~Rouping-wife~, _s._ A female auctioneer, S.

_Sir J. Sinclair._

ROUP, _s._

1. Hoarseness, S.

_Beattie._

Isl. _hroop_, vociferatio.

2. The disease otherwise called the _croup_, S. B.

_Watson._

3. A disease affecting hens in the mouth or throat, S.

~Roupy~, ~Roopit~, _adj._ Hoarse, S.

_Burns._

ROUP, _s._ A close mist, Border.

ROUST, _s._ Rust, S.

_Douglas._

~Rousty~, _adj._ Rusty, S.

Teut. _roest_, and _roestigh_.

ROUST, ROST, _s._ A strong tide or current, Orkn.

_Brand._

Isl. _roest_, _raust_, aestuaria.

_To_ ROUST, _v. n._

1. To cry with a rough voice, S. B.

_Douglas._

2. To bellow; applied to cattle, S. B.

_Douglas._

Isl. _raust_, vox canora; Dan. _roest_, a cry.

~Roust~, _s._ The act of roaring, S. B.

~Rousty~, _adj._.

1. Hoarse.

_Ruddiman._

2. Not refined.

_Pal. Hon._

ROUSTREE, _s._ The cross bar on which the crook is hung, Aberd.

Su. G. _roeste_, suprema aedificii pars.

_To_ ROUT, ROWT, _v. n._

1. To bellow, S.

_Burns._

Isl. _raut-a_, rugire belluarum more.

2. To make a great noise.

_Douglas._

~Rout~, ~Rowt~, _s._

1. The act of bellowing, S.

_Douglas._

2. A roar, a loud noise, S.

_Douglas._

_To_ ROUT, _v. a._ To strike, S.

_Ross._

Isl. _rot-a_, percutio; _rot_, ictus.

~Rout~, ~Rute~, _s._ A severe blow, S.

_Barbour._

ROUTAND, _part. pr._ Assembling.

Isl. _rot-ast_, conglobare.

_Barbour._

ROUTH, ROUCH, _s._

1. The act of rowing.

_Douglas._

2. A stroke of the oar.

_Douglas._

A. S. _rewete_, _rowette_, remigatio.

ROUTH, ROWTH, _s._ Plenty, S.

_Ramsay._