[ Ransaken], v. to search, S, PP, C, H.—Icel. rannsaka, to search a house; Icel. rann: Goth. razn; cp. AS. ræsn a plank, a beam, see Sievers, 179.
[ Rap], sb. rope, S; see [Rope].
[ Rap], pt. s. reaped, W; see [Repen].
[ Rape], sb. haste, S, PP, Prompt.; rap, S2.—Icel. hrap, a falling down.
[ Rape], adj. hasty, G; rapest, superl., PP.
[ Rapeliche], adv. hastily, PP; rapely, G; rapelike, S; rapli, S2, G; rapelier, comp., PP.
[ Rapen], v. to hasten, S, PP, Prompt.; rappe, PP; rappe adoune, to hurry along, PP. Phr.: rape and renne, to seize and plunder, C3; rapen and rinen, C3 (n); rap and rend, HD; rap or rende, Palsg.; rap and run, HD; rap and ran, C3 (n); rap and reeve, C3 (n); rap and ree, C3 (n).—Icel. hrapa, to fall, rush headlong, hurry.
[ Rascall], sb. scrapings, refuse; rascaile, PP; rascayle, an animal not a beast of the chase, a hart not six years old, Prompt. (n); the common people, Prompt.; raskaille, the common herd, SkD; rascall, refuse beast, Palsg., ND; rascalles, pl., common sort of men, low fellows, villains, S3.—AF. rascaille (raskaylle, raskayle), a rabble; cp. F. racaille; from OF. rasquer, to scrape (Ducange); cp. OIt. rascare (Florio).
[ Rascall], adj. common, low, HD; Comb.: rascall wine, tortivum vinum, Prompt. (n).
[ Rase], v. to run, to race, SD, S2; rese, S2; reysed, pp. ridden, C.—AS. rǽsan.