An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Su. G. _ragl-a_, huc illuc ferri; Isl. _ragalinn_, perverse delirans.
RACK, _s._ A frame fixed to the wall, for holding plates, &c. S.
RACK (of a mill), _s._ A piece of wood used for the purpose of feeding a mill, S.
RACKABIMUS, _s._ A sudden or unexpected stroke or fall, Ang.
RACKEL, RACKLE, RAUCLE, _adj._ Rash, fearless, S.
_Burns._
Isl. _rack-r_, strenuus, arduus.
~Rackel-handit~, _adj._ Careless; rash, S. corr. _rackless-handed_.
_Gl. s.h.i.+rr._
RACKET, _s._ A dress frock, Loth.
Su. G. _rocke_, Arm. _roket_, Fr. _rocket_, toga.
RACKET, _s._ A smart stroke, S.
_Ruddiman._
Isl. _hreck-ia_, propellere; Belg. _rack-en_, to hit.
RACKLE, _s._ A chain, S. B.
RACKLESS, _adj._ Regardless, S. O. E.
V. ~Rak~, _s._
_Kelly._
RACKLIGENCE, _s._ Chance, accident, S. B.
_Ross._
RACKMEREESLE, _adv._ Higgledy-piggeldy, Fife. Perths.
RACKSTICK, _s._ A stick used for twisting ropes, S. from E. _rack_, to extend.
_To_ RACUNNYS, _v. a._ To recognise in a juridical sense.
_Wallace._
L. B. _recognosc-ere_.
RAD, RADE, RED, _adj._ Afraid; Clydes. Dumfr.
_Barbour._
Su. G. _raed-as_, _radd-a_, terreo, timeo; Su. G. _raedd_, Dan.
_raed_, _red_, afraid.
~Raddour~, ~Reddour~, _s._ Fear.
_Wallace._
Su. G. raedde, id.
~Radness~, _s._ Fear, timidity.
_Barbour._
RAD, _s._ Counsel.
V. ~Red~.
RADDMAN, _s._ A counsellor, Orkney.
V. ~Lagraetman~.
RADDOWRE, REDDOUR, _s._
1. Vehemence, violence.
_Douglas._
2. Rigour, severity.
