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. ryf.

RIVE, s. Shallows.
Sir Tristrem.

Isl. rif, reif, brevia.

To RYVE, v. a. To rob.
Barbour.

Ryuer, s. A robber.
V. [Reif].
Douglas.

To RIZAR, v. a. To dry in the sun, S.

Fr. ressoré, dried by the sun.

Rizar, s. Drying by means of heat, S.

RIZARDS, RIZZER-BERRIES, s. pl. Currants, S.
Brand.

ROBIN-HOOD, a sport, condemned in our old acts of Parliament; in which the predatory exploits of this celebrated outlaw and his companions were represented.
Evergreen.