An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 665

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 665

RATCH, _s._ The little auk, Orkn.; _rotch_, Shetl.; _Rotges_, Martin.


_Neill._


RATCHEL, _s._ A hard rocky crust below the soil, S.


Fr. _rochaille_, rocks.


RATH, _adj._ Quick.


V. ~Raith~.


RATH, _adj._ Strange, savage in appearance.


A. S. _rethe_, savage.


_Houlate._


RATIHABITION, _s._ Confirmation; a forensic term, S.


L. B. _ratihabitio_, id.


RATT, RATTE, _s._ A file of soldiers.


_Baillie._


Germ. _rat_, series; Dan. _rad_, a file.


RATTLESCULL, _s._ One who talks much without thinking, S.


_Shirrefs._


RATT RIME, _s._ Any thing metrical repeated by rote, S.


_Douglas._


E. _rote_; Isl. _rot-a_, circ.u.magere.


RATTS, _s. pl._ A wheel on which criminals are set, after being put to death.


_Dunbar._


Belg. _op een rad gezet_, set upon a wheel.


RATTON, _s._ A rat, S.


_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._


Gael. _radan_, Hisp. _raton_, id.


RAUCHAN, _s._ A plaid worn by men, S.


Gael. _riachan_, any thing grey.


RAUCHT, _pret. v._ Reached.


_Douglas._


A. S. _rachte_, porrigebat.


RAUCHTIR, _s._ Perh. a rake.


_Dunbar._


Gael. _racaire_, id.


_To_ RAVE, _v. a._ To take by violence.


A. S. _ref-an_, id.


_Pitscottie._


RAVE, _s._ A vague report, S. B.


Fr. _reve_, a dream, Teut. _rev-en_, delirare.


RAVELLED. _A ravelld hesp_, a troublesome or intricate business, S.


_Kelly._


_To red a ravelld hesp_, to engage in any perplexed business, attended with difficulty, S.


_Ross._