=Reuter= ~(Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich, known as) Fritz Reuter (1810-1874), an exceedingly popular humorist who wrote in the Low (i.e., North) German dialect. After Reuter, a native of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, had been condemned to death in 1833 on the (false) charge of plotting high treason against Prussia with certain fellow students at the University of Jena, his sentence was commuted to thirty years’ imprisonment; but in 1839 he was surrendered by Prussia to his native state and in 1840 was given his freedom.~ der =Rhein=, des -(e)s ~the Rhine~ der =Rheinstrōm=, das -(e)s ~the river Rhine~ der =Rheinwein=, -e ~Rhine wine~ der =Richter= ~judge~ =richtig= ~right, correct; [_adv., also_] quite so; in due course; sure enough; as (he had been) told~ =rieb= ~_see_~ reiben =riechen=, roch, gerochen ~smell~ =rief= ~_see_~ rufen der =Riegel= ~bolt; bar~ =riegeln= ~bolt~ die =Riesenfaust=, ⸗fäuste ~giant fist~ die =Riesenfichte=, -n ~giant spruce (tree)~ =riesig= ~gigantic, huge~ =riet= ~_see_~ raten =rings´ŭm´= ~[-ngs, NOT -ngz] all around; on all sides~ =rĭß= ~_see_~ reißen =ritt= ~_see_~ reiten der =Ritt=, -e ~ride (on horseback)~ =roch= ~_see_~ riechen der =Rock=, ̈–e ~coat; skirt [_cf. petticoat_]~ das =Rohr=, -e ~tube; =~ Schilf ~reed~ der =Rohrpfeil=, -e ~reed arrow~ =rŏllen= ~[_intr._;~ ist gerollt ~_when direction is expressed_] roll; rumble~ das =Rŏllen=, des -s ~rolling~ =Rosegger= Peter Rosegger (1843-), a native of Styria, apprenticed as a youth to a traveling tailor, under whom he worked in the homes of the people in his mountainous native district. This experience furnished material for many of his tales.~ das =Rŏß=, Rosse ~horse, steed [_A somewhat choicer word than_~ Pferd~]~ =rōt=, rȫter ~_or_~ rōter, der rȫteste ~_or_~ rōteste ~red~ der =Rōtbārt=, ⸗bǟrte ~red beard; red-bearded man;~ Friedrich der Rotbart ~Frederick the First, called by the Italians Barbarossa, “the Redbeard” (1123-1190), who lost his life in Asia Minor in the Third Crusade~ =Rǖbezahl= ~Rübezahl, a mountain sprite of the Riesengebirge (on the border between Bohemia and Silesia), benevolent toward the poor and needy, but stern and unrelenting toward the avaricious~ =rücken= ~move, remove, push, draw~ der =Rücken= ~back~ die =Rückkehr= ~return (journey)~ =rücklings= ~[-s, NOT -z] (over) backward~ =rückwärts= ~(along) backward~ der =Rūf=, -e ~cry, shout, call~ =rūfen=, rief, gerūfen ~cry (out), exclaim, call, shout; call, summon, send for~ das =Rūfen=, des -s ~shouting~ die =Ruhe= ~rest, quiet; peace~ =ruhen= ~rest; sleep~ =ruhig= ~quiet, calm; cool (and collected)~ =rühmen= ~commend, praise, speak highly (in praise) of~ =rühren= ~touch, move, affect [_the emotions_]~ =rührend= ~_pres. part. of_~ rühren die =Rührung=, -en ~(deep) emotion~ der =Rük⸗ken= = Rücken ~[~ck ~_is printed or written as_ ~k⸗k ~_when divided at the end of a line._]~ das =Rumpeln=, des -s ~thumping~ =rund= ~round; plump, fat~