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

Isl. hrys, Su. G. ris, virgultum.

To RISK, v. n. To make a noise like the tearing of roots, S. O.
Burns.

A. S. hrisc-ian, stridere, rispare.

To RISP, v. a.
1. To rub with a file, S. rasp, E.
2. To rub hard bodies together; as to risp the teeth, S.

Risp, s. Coarse grass that grows in marshy ground, S.; q. grass for rasping.
Dunbar.

To Risp, v. n. Denoting the sound caused by the friction of hard bodies, S.

RITMASTER, s. A captain of horse.
Wodrow.

Belg. rit-meester, Teut. rid-meester, magister equitum.

RITTOCH, s. The greater tern, Orkn.
Barry.

RIVE, s. A rent or tear, S.