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ruddie, ruddy,
ruddie [ˈrʌdi]
n. A loud reverberating noise.
ruddag, ruddick, ruddoch, ruddock,
ruddock [ˈrʌdəx]
also ruddoch [ˈrʌdəx], NN.b. ruddag [ˈrʌdəg]
n. The robin Erithacus rubecula.
reed, rude, ruid,
rude [rud]
adj. Rude.
rodj, ruddge, rudge,
rudge [I. rʌdʒ]
n. I.Ork. A rattling sound like pebbles grating on a beach or of mucus in the throat. I.Sh. A heap of stones gathered off land in clearing it. A collection of miscellaneous small objects.
v. To rattle, rub, grate. Of a boat: to grate or rub on a stony beach. I.Sh. To gather loose stones off a piece of ground and pile them into heaps. I.Sh. To clear pasture land of cattle dung. To gather the potato crop off a piece of land.
rhu, roo, rudha,
rudha [ruː]
n. Gael. A headland.
rewe, roo, rue, rue-bargain, rued,
rue [ruː]
v. To rue, repent, regret. With on: to feel compassion for, to pity.
pt. pp. rued
Compounds and phrases etc.
rue-bargain: Money given as compensation for breaking a bargain or withdrawing from an agreement.
rue on: To feel compassion for, to pity.
rough, ruff, ruffe,
ruff [ruf]
n. The beating of a drum, a drum-roll preceding a proclamation.
v. To beat or roll a drum. Applaud or show approval by stamping the feet.
ruffie, ruffy,
ruffie [ˈrʌfe]
n. A torch or primitive type of light made from a brand of log fir or a wick of rag smeared with tallow.
reffle, riffle, ruffelt, ruffle, ruffled, rufflt,
ruffle [ˈrʌfl]
v. To pillage, plunder, loot.
pt. pp. ruffelt.
rog, rogg, rug, rugg, ruggie, ruggy,
rug [I.Ork. rʌg]
n. Fine rain, mist, drizzle.
ruggy
v. Drizzling.
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