rinc, st. m., _man, warrior, hero_: nom. sg., 399, 2986; also of Grendel, 721; acc. sg. rinc, 742, 748; dat. sg. rince, 953; of Hrōðgār, 1678; gen. pl. rinca, 412, 729.--Comp. in beado-, gūð-, here-, heaðo-, hilde-, mago-, sǣ-rinc. ge-risne, ge-rysne, adj., _appropriate, proper_: nom. sg. n. ge-rysne, 2654. rīce, st. n.: 1) _realm, land ruled over_: nom. sg., 2200, 2208; acc. sg. rīce, 913, 1734, 1854, 3005; gen. sg. rīces, 862, 1391, 1860, 2028, 3081. Comp. Swīo-rīce.--2) _council of chiefs, the king with his chosen advisers_(?): nom. sg. oft gesæt rīce tō rūne, 172. rīce, adj., _mighty, powerful_: nom. sg. (of Hrōðgār), 1238; (of Hygelāc), 1210; (of Æsc-here), 1299; weak form, se rīca (Hrōðgār), 310; (Bēowulf), 399; (Hygelāc), 1976.--Comp. gimme-rīce. rīcsian, rīxian, w. v. intrans., _to rule, reign_: inf. rīcsian, 2212; pret. sg. rīxode, 144. rīdan, st. v., _to ride_: subj. pres. þæt his byre rīde giong on galgan, 2446; pres. part. nom. pl. rīdend, 2458; inf. wicge rīdan, 234; mēarum rīdan, 856; pret. sg. sǣ-genga ... sē þe on ancre rād, 1884; him tō-gēanes rād (_rode to meet them_), 1894; pret. pl. ymbe hlǣw riodan (_rode round the grave-mound_), 3171. ge-rīdan, w. acc., _to ride over_: pret. sg. sē þe næs ge-rād (_who rode over the promontory_), 2899. rīm, st. n., _series, number_: in comp. dæg-, un-rīm. ge-rīm, st. n., _series, number_: in comp. dōgor-ge-rim. ge-rīman, w. v., _to count together, enumerate in all_: pret. part. in comp. forð-gerīmed. ā-rīsan, st. v., _to arise, rise_: imper. sg. ā-rīs, 1391; pret. sg. ā-rās þā se rīca, 399; so, 652, 1791, 3031; ā-rās þā bī ronde (_arose by his shield_), 2539; hwanan sīo fǣhð ā-rās (_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. rōf, adj., _fierce, of fierce, heroic, strength, strong_: nom. sg., 2539; also with gen. mægenes rōf (_strong in might_), 2085; so, þēah þe hē rōf sīe nīð-geweorca, 683; acc. sg. rōfne, 1794; on þone rōfan, 2691.--Comp.: beadu-, brego-, ellen-, heaðo-, hyge-, sige-rōf. rōt, adj., _glad, joyous_: in comp. un-rōt. rōwan, st. v., _to row_ (with the arms), _swim_: pret. pl. rēon (for rēowon), 512, 539. rūm, st. m., _space, room_: nom. sg., 2691. rūm, adj.: 1) _roomy, spacious_: nom. sg. þūhte him eall tō rūm, wongas and wīc-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 rūmne sefan, 278. rūm-heort, adj., _big-hearted, noble-spirited_: nom. sg., 1800, 2111. ge-rūm-līc, adj., _commodious, comfortable_: compar. ge-rūm-līcor, 139. rūn, st. f., _secrecy, secret discussion, deliberation_ or _council_: dat. sg. ge-sæt rīce tō rūne, 172.--Comp. beado-rūn. rūn-stæf, st. m., _rune-stave, runic letter_: acc. pl. þurh rūn-stafas, 1696.
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