Rethor, sb. orator, C, C2, Manip.—­Late Lat. rhethor; Lat. rhetor; Gr. [Greek:  raetor].

Rethoryke, sb. rhetoric, C2; retoryke, PP; retoryk, PP.—­Lat. rhetorica.

Retten, v. to account, impute, C, H, Prompt, W; rectyn, Prompt.—­AF. retter, reter, to accuse (pp. rette, rete); Lat. reputare see BH, ASec. 153; by popular etymology Low Lat. rectare, ‘in jus vocare,’ rectatus, accused (Schmid).  Cf. A-retten.

Reuful, adj. compassionate, S2; see Rewful.

Reule, sb. rule, PP, C; rewle, PP, S3; riwle, S; reuel, S2; reul, S2; riulen, pl., S.—­AF. reule; Lat. regula; also OF. riule, rigle; Late Lat. rigula (for regula).

Reulen, v. to rule, PP, C; rewled, pt. s., S2.—­AF. reuler; Lat. regulare.

Reuliche adv. ruefully, S2; see Rewliche.

Reume, sb kingdom; see Rewme.

Reue, sb reeve, prefect, minister of state, steward, S, PP, Prompt.; reeve, C; reuen, pl., S. Comb., ref-schipe, reeveship, prefecture, S.—­AS. (ge)_rA(C)fa_.

Reue, sb. clothing, spoil, plunder, SD; rA|f, SD. Comb.:  ref-lac, robbery, S, SD.—­AS. rA(C)af clothing, spoil; cp.  Icel. rauf, spoil.  Cf. Robe.

Reuel, sb. revel, C; see Reeuel.

Reuen, v. to rob, plunder, S, S2, S3; reaue, S2; rieue, S3; refand, pr. p., H; reuede, pt. s., S; rafte, C2; rA|ueden, pl., S:  y-raft, pp., C.—­AS. rA(C)afian, to despoil.

Reuere, sb. robber, SD; reuer, S3; rA|ueres, pl S.—­AS. rA(C)afere.

Reuing, sb. robbery, S; rauing, S.

Rewe, s. row, C; rewis, pl., S3; see Rawe.

Rewel (?). Comb.; rewel boon, C2; rowel boon, CM; reuylle bone, C2 (n); ruelle bones, pl., HD, C2 (n); rewle stone, HD (p. 698).

Rewen, v. to rue, grieve, S, PP, S2, S3, C2; reowen, S; ruwyn, Prompt.; rewing, pr. p., S3; reouA deg., pr. s., S; rwez, S2; rewede, pt. s., S.—­AS. hrA(C)owan; cp.  OS. hrewan.

Rewere, sb. one who pities; reewere, S2.

Rewful, adj. piteous, S, S2, C3; reuful, S2; reowfule, pl., S.

Rewle, sb. rule, S2; see Reule.