rinc, st. m., _man, warrior, hero_: nom. sg., 399, 2986; also of Grendel, 721; acc. sg. rinc, 742, 748; dat. sg. rince, 953; of Hrôðgâr, 1678; gen. pl. rinca, 412, 729.--Comp. in beado-, gûð-, here-, heaðo-, hilde-, mago-, sæ-rinc. ge-risne, ge-rysne, adj., _appropriate, proper_: nom. sg. n. ge-rysne, 2654. rîce, st. n.: 1) _realm, land ruled over_: nom. sg., 2200, 2208; acc. sg. rîce, 913, 1734, 1854, 3005; gen. sg. rîces, 862, 1391, 1860, 2028, 3081. Comp. Swió-rîce.--2) _council of chiefs, the king with his chosen advisers_(?): nom. sg. oft gesät rîce tô rûne, 172. rîce, adj., _mighty, powerful_: nom. sg. (of Hrôðgâr), 1238; (of Hygelâc), 1210; (of Äsc-here), 1299; weak form, se rîca (Hrôðgâr), 310; (Beówulf), 399; (Hygelâc), 1976.--Comp. gimme-rîce. rîcsian, rîxian, w. v. intrans., _to rule, reign_: inf. rîcsian, 2212; pret. sg. rîxode, 144. rîdan, st. v., _to ride_: subj. pres. þät his byre rîde giong on galgan, 2446; pres. part. nom. pl. rîdend, 2458; inf. wicge rîdan, 234; mearum rîdan, 856; pret. sg. sæ-genga ... se þe on ancre râd, 1884; him tô-geánes râd (_rode to meet them_), 1894; pret. pl. ymbe hlæw riodan (_rode round the grave-mound_), 3171. ge-rîdan, w. acc., _to ride over_: pret. sg. se þe näs ge-râd (_who rode over the promontory_), 2899. rîm, st. n., _series, number_: in comp. däg-, un-rîm. ge-rîm, st. n., _series, number_: in comp. dôgor-ge-rim. ge-rîman, w. v., _to count together, enumerate in all_: pret. part. in comp. forð-gerîmed. â-rîsan, st. v., _to arise, rise_: imper. sg. â-rîs, 1391; pret. sg. â-râs þâ se rîca, 399; so, 652, 1791, 3031; â-râs þâ bî ronde (_arose by his shield_), 2539; hwanan sió fæhð â-râs (_whence the feud arose_), 2404. rodor, st. m., _ether, firmament, sky_ (from _radius_?, Bugge): gen. sg. rodores candel, 1573; nom. pl. roderas, 1377; dat. pl. under roderum, 310; gen. pl. rodera, 1556. rôf, adj., _fierce, of fierce, heroic, strength, strong_: nom. sg., 2539; also with gen. mägenes rôf (_strong in might_), 2085; so, þeáh þe he rôf sîe nîð-geweorca, 683; acc. sg. rôfne, 1794; on þone rôfan, 2691.--Comp.: beadu-, brego-, ellen-, heaðo-, hyge-, sige-rôf. rôt, adj., _glad, joyous_: in comp. un-rôt. rôwan, st. v., _to row_ (with the arms), _swim_: pret. pl. reón (for reówon), 512, 539. rûm, st. m., _space, room_: nom. sg., 2691. rûm, adj.: 1) _roomy, spacious_: nom. sg. þûhte him eall tô rûm, wongas and wîc-stede (_fields and dwelling seemed to him all too broad_, i.e. could not hide his shame at the unavenged death of his murdered son), 2462.--2) in moral sense, _great, magnanimous, noble-hearted_: acc. sg. þurh rûmne sefan, 278. rûm-heort, adj., _big-hearted, noble-spirited_: nom. sg., 1800, 2111. ge-rûm-lîc, adj., _commodious, comfortable_: compar. ge-rûm-lîcor, 139. rûn, st. f., _secrecy, secret discussion, deliberation_ or _council_: dat. sg. ge-sät rîce tô rûne, 172.--Comp. beado-rûn. rûn-stäf, st. m., _rune-stave, runic letter_: acc. pl. þurh rûn-stafas, 1696.
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