A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Ribaudie], sb. sin, S2, PP; ribald jesting, C3.—OF. ribaudie.

[ Ribaudour], sb. profligate fellow, PP; rybaudour, PP.

[ Ribaudrie], sb. ribaldry, PP; rybaudrie, PP, S3.

[ Riche], adj. powerful, rich, S; ryche, PP; ryke, PP; rice, S.—OF. riche.

[ Riche], sb. kingdom, S, S2; ryche, PP; rice, S; rike, H, S2.—AS. ríce.

[ Richelike], adv. richly, S; richeliche, S2.

[ Richen], v. to grow rich, PP; recheð, pr. pl., PP.

[ Richesse], sb. wealth, PP, S2, S3, C2; ritchesse, W; richeise, S; riches, WW; richesses, pl., costly articles, S2; ricchessis, WW; riȝtchessis, W.—OF. richese, AF. richesce.

[ Rict], adj. right, S; see [Ryght].

[ Riden], v. to ride, S, S2; ridend, pr. p., S; rydinge, C3; ryd, imp., S; rit, pr. s., PP, C3; ritt, PP; ryt, PP, C; rad, pt. s., S2, B; rod, S, S2; rood, C2; riden, pl., S, C3, C; rade, S2; raid, B; riden, pp., C2; rad, B. Comb.: redyng-kyng, a kind of feudal retainer, PP; redyng-kynges, pl., PP.—AS. rídan, pt. s. rád, pl. ridon.