Agriculture -- England; Conduct of life; Home economics, Rural
Rayne, furrow, 7/20. _See_ Raine.
Reane, _s._ gutter; furrow between the ridges of ploughed land to
take off the water, 21/15; 33/6, 8, 10. _See_ Raine.
Recheles, _adj._ reckless, 7/8.
Red wheate, a kind of wheat, 34/35.
Rede, _s._ reed, 27/21.
Reduce, _v._ bring back, turn, 7/15.
Redy, _adj._ dressed, 146/8. See note.
Reed, _pp._ shaken in a sieve, so that the chaff collects to one
place, 36/3. “_Ree_, to pass corn through a sieve for the
purpose of cleaning it from chaff;” Wright. See E.D.S. Gloss.
B. 16, p. 89.
Reed, _adj._ red, 49/1, 55/2, 102/3.
Reedwaxe, _s._ red wax, sealing-wax, 142/4.
Regum primo, in the first Book of Kings (Samuel), 165/52.
Reke, _s._ rick, 29/13, 32/5. A.S. _hreác_.
Relent, _v._ to melt, 44/16.
Remytte, _v._ to leave, 7/14; _pr. s._ 1 _p._ I pass over, _prol._ 27.
See note.
Ren ryot, _phr._ to run riot, 148/38.
Renne, _v._ to run, 138/20; renneth, _pr. s._ runs, 54/11; rennynge,
_pres. pt._ running, 44/6.
Rennynge, _s._ running, 85/2.
Reparation, _s._ repair, 5/8.
Repes, _s. pl._ handfuls (of corn, also of beans, etc.), 29/4, 7.
“_Repe_, a handful of corn;” Wright. Allied to E. _reap_.
Repeyled, _pp._ rippled, 146/41.
Reproued, _pp._ reprobate, 144/8.
Rere, _v._ rear, rise, 16/6.
Reson, _s._ reason; of reson, of course, 12/33.
Rest, _s._ a plough-rest, 3/4, 22. See note to 3/1.
Rest-awgur, _s._ perhaps a boring-tool, the head of which _rests_
against a support (?), 5/33. Or, more likely, for _wrest-augur_,
one which resembles a centre-bit, and is _wrested_ round (?).
Rest-balke, _pr. s. subj._ 2 _p._ make a rest-balk, 16/31. See below.
Reste-balkes, _s. pl._ ridges of land between furrows, 4/4.
Retayle, _imp. s._ sell by retail, 134/1.
Rideled, _pp._ sifted, 146/51.
Ridge-bone, _s._ back-bone, 60/12.
Ripeled, _pp._ rippled, stripped, 146/51.
Role, _v._ roll, 15/50.
Ronges, _s. pl._ steps of ladders, rungs, 134/10.
Ronne, _v._ to run, 41/14. (Perhaps a misprint for _renne_, q.v.)
Rote, _s._ root, 127/7; rotes, _pl._ 91/5, 129/10.
Rounde, _adj._ in a rounded form, 33/16.
Rowme, _s._ room, 26/8, 131/10.
Ruddiest, _a better reading for_ rudeste; see _note_ to 34/38. _See_
Rudeste.
Ruddyer, _adj. compar._ redder, 48/11.
Rudeste, _adj. sup._ ruddiest, reddest, 34/38. _See_ Ruddiest.
Rut, _s._ rutting, 37/17.
Ry, _s._ rye, 8/14.
Rychesse, _s._ riches, 156/1.
Rydge, _s._ ridge, 7/20. _See_ Rygge.
Rygge, _s._ ridge; holowe rygge, the hollow between two ridges, 17/11.
Rygge, _v._ ridge, 9/7; rygged, _pp._ ridged, in ridges, 13/2.
Ryggynge, _s._ edging, 13/3.
Ryghtuousenes, _s._ justice, 157/36.
Ryghtwysly, _adv._ righteously, 156/32.
Ryngbone, _s._ a disease on a horse’s foot, above the hoof, 98/1.
Rysen-vppon, _s._ a disease; lit. ‘risen upon,’ swollen up, 61/1.
Ryppon, Ripon, 17/22, 79/11.
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