An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To REEK, v. a.
V. [Reik out].

REEK HEN, perhaps a hen fed in the house.
Stat. Acc.

REEKIM, s. A smart stroke, Fife.

REEL, REILL, s.
1. Violent or disorderly motion, S.
Guthrie.
2. A particular kind of dance, S.
Rudd.
3. Bustle, hurry.
Diallog.
4. A loud sharp noise, S.

Isl. ryl-a, to be blended; Su. G. ragl-a, to stagger.

REEL-RALL, adv. Topsy-turvy, S.

REEL-TREE, s. The piece of wood to which the top of a stake is fixed, in an ox's stall, Fife. Revel-tree, Border.

To REESE, v. a. To extol.
V. [Ruse].
Ramsay.

REESIN, adj. A reesin fire, one that burns well, S.

Teut. raes-en, to burn.