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reest, reestin, reist, reust, rist, roost, ruist, ruistin, ruste,
ruist [røst, C. rɪst, N. rist]
n. A roost, a perch. The open cross-joists of the living room of a rural cottage.
v. To roost.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ruistin: Roosting.
reet, reeted, reetit, reets, reut, reuted, reutit, reuts, rit, ritted, rittit, ritts, rootstock, röt, røt, røtit, röts, rötted, röttit, ruit, ruited, ruitit, ruits, ruitstock, rut, ruted, rutes, rutestock, ruts, upruit,
ruit [røt, C. U. rɪt, N. rit]
n. A root. The foot of a hedge. A chap, a fellow.
pl. ruits
v. To take root or pull up by the roots.
pt. pp. ruitit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ruitstock: Rootstock.
upruit: Uproot.
reet, reeted, reetit, reut, reuted, reutit, rit, ritted, rittit, röt, rötted, röttin, röttit, ruit, ruited, ruitin<, ruitit, rut, ruted,
ruit [røt, C. U. rɪt, N. rit]
v. To poke about or rummage. To fiddle about or work clumsily and innefectively.
pt. pp. ruitit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ruitin: Poking or rummaging about.
reuth, rod, röd, roed, röid, rüd, rued, ruid, ruidd, ruidie, ruidin, ruidy, ruiid, ruith, ruithe, ruod, ruth, ruthe, ruud,
ruithe [NN.b. rʌθ, I.Ork. røð, I.Sh. rød]
n. The small seeds of weeds common to grain crops such as wild mustard or corn spurrey. A mass of small or insignificant objects. The refuse of weed and seeds etc. Produced in winnowing, rubbish. Rubbishy talk, nonsense, rambling discourse. I.Sh. A light drizzle, mist with light rain.
adj. I.Sh. Misty and wet.
v. To pour out, to gush profusely. To remove broken straw, weed and seeds etc. In winnowing. To talk nonsense, to babble, to rave. To mutter, mumble. I.Sh. To drizzle.
 
ruithey
adj. Inclined to ramble incoherently in speech, garrulous.
rave, reeve, reuve, revet, roove, röv, röve, rufe, ruiv, ruive, seam_an_ruive, seam_and_ruive, sem_an_röv, sem_an_ruiv, sem_an_ruv, sem_an_ruve,
ruive [røːv, C. reːv, N. riːv]
n. A burr. A metal washer to which a nail or bolt is clinched. A rivet.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
seam and ruive: I.Sh. Used to fasten planks of a boat.
reul, rewl$t, rewled, rooler, roul, rowl, rowle, rowled, rowler, rowlin, ruil, ruiler, rule, rule$t, ruled, ruler, rulin, unrowlie, unrowly, wanrulie, wanrullie, wanruly,
rule [rul]
also MN. rowle [rʌul]
n. A rule.
v. To rule.
pt. pp. rule't, ruled, MN. rowled
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ruler MN. rowler: A ruler.
rulin MN. rowlin: Ruling.
wanruly, MN. unrowly: Not amenable to rule or discipline. Disorderly, unmanageable.
rum,
rum [rʌm]
adj. Odd, queer, ingenious, boorish or coarse manners or speech.
ramfairin, Rumfaird, rumfairdin, Rumfoord, rumfoordin, rumfordin, Rumfuird, rumfuirdin,
Rumfuird [S. I. rʌmˈføːrd, C. rʌmˈfeːrd, N. rʌmˈf(j)uː(ə)rd]
n. The surname Rumford.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
rumfuirdin: A sheet of metal used as a lining or casing for the back of a fireplace.
reamish, reamys, reemice, reemies, reemise, reemish, reemishin, reimis, remis, remish, rheemous, rumish, rummish, rummys,
rummish [ˈrʌməʃ]
also reemish [MN. ˈriməʃ, ˈriməs]
n. A resounding crash or rumble.
v. To make a rumbling noise. To roar, rage. To knock over with a crash. MN. A scuffle, a noisy upheaval, a din, clatter, heavy stroke, a blow, a beating or battering about. To move about with a crashing or clattering sound, to jolt, jar.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
reemishin: MN. An uproar, clatter.
reemel, reemle, rem$in$, rem$le, remmle, rum$lin$, rum$lt, rumblede-, rumbledethump, rumbledethumps, rumbledthumps, rumbletythumps, rumilty-dumps, ruml, rumle, rumle-de-thumps, rumleythumps, rumm$le, rummel, rummelation, rummelieguts, rummelin, rummelit, rummell, rummelleen, rummellin, rummelt, rummel-thump, rummeltythumps, rummiltitump, rummiltythumps, rummlation, rummle, rummleation, rummled, rummledethump, rummledethumps, rummle-de-thumps, rummletethumps, rummlethump, rummle-thump, rummlie, rummlieation, rummlieguts, rummliguts, rummlin, rummly, rummlyguts, rumpledethumps,
rummle [ˈrʌməl]
n. A wild, reckless, headstrong person. An unordered, thoughtless or confused talker. A nonsensical speech.
adj. Wild, disorderly, unruly.
v. To rumble, make a noise or disturbance. To strike or beat. To rummage.
pt. pp. rummelt
 
rummly [ˈrʌmle]
adj. Rumbly, untidy. Of soil: rough and stony, loose and crumbly. Of the mind: disordered, jumbled.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
rummleation: I.Sh. In a state of tumbled-down untidiness.
rummledethump [ˈrʌməldɪ-]: Mashed potatoes, cabbage or turnip with added milk, butter and seasoning.
rummlin [ˈrʌmlɪn]: Rumbling. Wild, disorderly, unruly.
rummlyguts: A windbag.

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