A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Refute, sb. refuge, Prompt., W2; refuit, W2; refuyt, CM, HD, W2; refut, S2, C3; refutt, W2.—­AF. refute; OF. refuite, re + fuite; Lat. fugita, pp. f. of fugere.

Regal, adj. as sb. kingly (power), S2.—­AF. regal Lat. regalem.  Cf. Real.

Regne, sb. rule, a kingdom, S2, C2, C3; rengne, S; ryngis, pl., S3.—­AF. regne; Lat. regnum.

Regnen, v. to reign, C2, PP; ring, S3; ryngis, pr. pl., S3; reygned, pp., S2; rengned, S2.—­AF. regner; Lat. regnare.

Regrate, v. to retail wares, HD.—­OF. regrater, to mend, scour, trick up an old thing for sale (F. regratter, to bargain):  It. rigattAire, to strive for the victory, to regrate, to sell by retail (Florio); Sp. regateAir, ‘to huck in buying or selling’ (Minsheu).  Cp.  E. regatta; It. rigAitta, a struggling for the mastery (Florio).

Regratere, sb. retail dealer, PP.—­OF. regratier; cp.  Low Lat. regratarium (Ducange).

Regratorie, sb. selling by retail, PP, S2; regraterye, PP.—­OF. regraterie.

Regratour, sb. retail dealer, S2, PP.—­AF. regratour.

Reguerdon, sb. reward, ND; reguerdoun, S2.—­Cp.  OF. reguerdonner, to guerdon abundantly (Cotg.).

Reguerdonment, sb. requital, DG.

Rehed, sb, reed, W, W2; see Reed.

Rehersaille, sb. rehearsal, C3.

Rehersen, v. to rehearse, enumerate, C2, S2, PP; rehercen, PP, C2 ~; rehearse~, WW, Sh.—­AF. reherser, rehercer.  See Herce.

Rehersyng, sb. rehearsal, C.

Reheten, v. to refresh, to cheer, H, CM, WA, HD, JD; reheyit, H; rehetid, pp., H.—­OF. rehaitier (Bartsch), cp.  OF. haitier, to make joyful, see BH, Diez, p. 609.

Rehetynge, sb. comfort, refreshing, H.

Reioysen, v. to rejoice, PP, C2; reioisshen, PP; reiosyng, pr. p., S3.—­OF. resjoA-ss-, stem of resjoA-ssant, pr. p. of resjoA-r, from re + esjoA-r; Lat. ex + gaude*re (Late Lat. *_gaudi*re_); see Constans, glossaire (prefix res-).

Reke, sb. vapour, smoke, S2, H (Ps. 67. 2), Cath.; reyk, B; reik, B; reche, S2.—­AS. rA(C)c; cp.  Icel. reykr:  OTeut. *_rauki-_; see Kluge (s. v. rauch).

Rekels, sb. incense, Cath.; recles, S, S2. Comb.:  recle-fat, incense-vessel, censer, S, SD.—­AS. rA(C)cels.

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