regne (A.N.) _to reign_. _pret. s._ regnede, 399, _reigned_ regratier, regrater (A.N.) 48, 90, _a retailer of wares and victuals_ regratrie (A.N.) 48, _retailing, selling by retail_ reyn (A.S.) _rain_ reckenen (A.S.) _to reckon, count_ relessen (A.N.) 46, _to forgive_ releve (A.N.) 377, _to raise again, restore, rally_ religious (A.N.) _pl._ religiouses 192, _a monk_ renable (A.N.) 10, _reasonable_ renden (A.S.) 13, _to rend, tear_. _imperat._ rende, 76 reneye (A.N.) 210, _to deny, be a renegade to_. _part. pas._ reneyed, 210, _renegade_ renk (A.S.) 12, 101, 149, 231, 238, 280, 369, 385, _a man_ rennen, renne (A.S.) 353, _to run_. _imperative_, ren thow, 230. _pret. s._ ran, roon, 277, yarn, 205 (? y-arn). _part. past_, ronne, 156 renner (A.S.) 72, _a runner_ renten (A.N.) 140, _to give rents to_ +rentful (A.S.) 476, _meagre, miserable_ (?) repen (A.S.) _to reap_. _pret. pl._ ropen, 268 repreven (A.N.) 236, _to reprove, blame_ rerages (A.N.) 91, _arrears_ retenaunce (A.N.) 31, _a retinue_ reve (A.S.) 34, 102, 411, 423, _an overseer, a reeve, steward, or bailiff_ reve (A.S.) 335, 385, _to take from_ revere, _pl._ reveris (A.S.) _reavers, people who deprive by force_ reward (A.N.) 364, _attention, warning_ +rewel (A.S.) 473, _rule_ rewen (A.S.) _to rue, to have mercy_ rewme (A.N.) 430, _a rheumatism, cold_ ribaud (A.N.) 108, 286, 339, 372, _a profligate low man_. The word belonged properly to a particular class in society. See a detailed account of its derivation and signification in a note in my Political Songs, p. 369 ribaudie (A.N.) _low profligate talk_ ribaudour (A.N.) 121, _a teller of low tales_ ribibour (A.N.) 96, _a player on_ _the ribibe_ (a musical instrument) riche, ryche (A.S.) _a kingdom_. hevene riche blisse, _the joy of the kingdom of heaven_ richen (A.N.) _to become rich_ riden, ryde (A.S.) _to ride_. _pres. s._ ryt, _pl._ riden. _pret. s._ rood, 354 rightwisnesse (A.S.) 393, _righteousness_ ringen (A.S.) _to ring_. _pret. pl._ rongen, 395, 428 ripe (A.S.) 415, _to ripen_ ripe (A.S.) 100, _ready_ rise, ryse (A.S.) 352, _to rise_. _pret. s._ roos, 91, 344 risshe (A.S.) 75, _a rush_ (_juncus_) rody (A.S.) _ruddy, red_ roggen (A.S.) _to shake_ (explained in the Prompt. Parv. by _agito_.) _pret. s._ rogged, 335 roynous (A.N.) 430, _scabby, rough_ rolle (A.N.) 93, _to enrol_ rome (A.S.) 209, 210, 328, _to roam_ romere (A.S.) _pl._ romeris, _a person who wanders or roams about_ ronges (A.S.) 333, _the steps of a ladder_ roost (A.N.) 14, _roast_ +rote (A.N.) _practice_. by rote, _by heart_. be pure rote, 473, _merely by rote_ roten (A.S.) _to rot_ rotey tyme (A.N.) 222, _the time of rut_ +rotheren (A.S.) 476, _oxen_ rounen, rownen (A.S.) 66, 97, _to whisper, talk privately_ routhe (A.S.) _ruth, compassion_ rowen (A.S.) _to become red, as the dawn of day_ (?). _pret. s._ rowed, 376 rufulliche (A.S.) _ruefully_
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