Raisin, sb. Alys. 5193

Raketyne, sb. == chain. RG. 142. AS. raccenta

Ram, sb. == the animal. Alys. 388

Randon, sb. == haste, eagerness. Alys. 2484; ‘into randon.’ Cok. 130. AS. randún. Probably from the ON. rönd. Germ. rant, the border or edge of a thing. In Provençal we have the phrase ‘a randa,’ on the edge or border, hence close or pressing. From this comes the Fr. verb, ‘randir,’ to approach, rush towards a thing, and ‘randon,’ lit. rushing, and generally ‘haste, violence.’ See Burguy’s Grammaire, vol. ii. p. 323, whence the above is derived

Rank, adj. Ps. lxxvii. 44. AS. ranc

Ransack, v. a. Ps. vii. 10; lxiii. 7. ON. ransaka

Ransacking, sb. Ps. lxiii. 7

Ransom, sb. RG. 374, 433. Fr. rançon

Rap, sb. == blow? Body and Soul, 66. Sw. rapp