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Riven, Rivven, Rivven,
Riven [ˈrɪvən]
pn. Ruthven (Angus & Aberdeenshire).
river, rivver,
river [ˈrɪvər]
n. A river.
rallion, raullion, revelan, revelin, rilleen, rillin, rillins, rivelan, rivelin, rivellin, rivillin, rivlan, rivleen, rivlen, rivlin, roulion, rullion,
rivlin [ˈrɪvlɪn]
also rullion [ˈrɪlin, ˈrʌljen]
n. A laced shoe made out of raw hide, with the hair outermost and fitted when pliant. A coarse rough or uncouth specimen in regard to appearance or manners.
Ressarty, Rizarty, Rizzarty,
Rizarty [ˈrɪzərte]
pn. Rosehearty (Aberdeenshire).
risier, risser, risser, rissle, rissor, rizar, rizart, rizer, rizor, rizzar, rizzard, rizzart, rizzer, rizzier, rizzor, russle,
rizzar [ˈrɪzər]
also SEC. rissle [rɪsl, rʌsl]
n. The red currant Ribes rubrum.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
black rizzar: The fruit of the black currant Ribes nigrum.
reid rizzar: The fruit of the red currant Ribes rubrum.
white rizzar [ʍəit-, N. fəit-]: The fruit of the white currant.
riser, rizar, rizer, rizzar, rizzer, rizzered, rizzert, rozar,
rizzer [ˈrɪzər]
v. To dry, parch or cure fish etc. by exposing to the sun.
pt. rizzert, rizzered
ro, rö, roe, rui,
ro [I.Sh. roː]
n. A poor, enfeebled or emaciated animal. The carcass of such an animal.
a$roads, aaroads, awroads, halfroads, half-roads, hauf-roads, onyroad, rade, raid, road, roadie, roadit, roads, rod, rodd, roddie, roddy, rode,
road [rod, rɔd]
n. A road, path, way, track. A condition or state. A method or way. Direction, course.
dim. roadie
v. To travel on a road. To set off on a journey, to start out.
pt. pp. roadit adv. On the road.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
awroads [ɑː-, -rɔdz, ɔː-, N. I. aː-]: adj. adv. Everywhere.
get roadit: Set off.
hauf-roads: Halfway, partly.
in the road: In the way.
oot the road: Out of the way.
on the road: Pregant.
ony road: Anyway, anyhow, anywhere.
raim, rame, roam,
roam [rom]
v. To roam.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
roanin: Roaming.
roan, roin, ron, rone,
roan [I.Sh. roːn]
v. To plunder, rob or despoil the nest of a bird or wild bees.

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