rever, III, 458 b; IV, 472, 11: robber. See reaver.
reues, III, 68, 254: bailiffs. See reeve.
rewe, be rewe, II, 479, 15: in a row, one after another, each of the whole class. See rawe.
rewth, III, 28, 136: pity.
ribless kiln, I, 18, F 11: the ribs of a kiln for drying grain are the cross-beams, on which were laid the “stickles,” or short pieces of wood, to support a layer of straw (or hair-cloth, or bricks) on which the grain was placed. It would of course be impossible to dry grain on a ribless kiln.
rid, ried, red.
riddle, II, 184, 5, 8, 11, 18; 186, 1; 187, 2, 8; 196, e 1, 7: resolve. riddle my riddle, 187, 2, 8: resolve my dilemma. read my rede, 186, 1, is probably corrupted from riddle my riddle; cf. 187, 2, 8.
ried, ride.
rien, V, [161], 9; [162], B 6: riven.
riever, reiver, rever, IV, 84, 8; 195, C 3: robber. See reaver.