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RIAUACIIADII
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RIOBAGACII
pleasure or approbation; wonl of lio- |
Hour; mo riar fhèin, upon jny word of \
/lotiouT i ma ni thusa a riar, if you act
tip to his approbation; dean thusa mo
riar-sa, study you to please me ; mo riar- 1
sa nach d' thig e noch<l, forsooth, he will
not come to-night ; mo riar-sa nach 'eil,
upon my word it is not so .' cha 'n 'eil e
soirbh a riar a dheaiiadh, it is not easy
to i^leate him, to answer his wishes.
RiARACHADii, rèàr'-aeh-A, pt. distribut.
ing, attending at table, or distributing at
a funeral ; pleasing, satisfying ; n. m.
distribution of elements at a sacrament ;
satisfaction, pleasure; riachachadh-inn-
tinn, self-satisfaction, mental pleasure.
RiARACHAS, reai'-ach- as, 'i satisfaction ;
RiAiiACHD, rcàr'-achg, n.f. J distribution.
RiAUAicii, rèàr'-èch, v. distribute, dispense
the sacrament, or ordinance of the sup •
per; satisfy, please; riaraich oi^iie, dis-
tribute it among them.
RiARAiCHTE, rèàr'.èch-tya, p^ ser\ed, sup-
plied ; satisfied, pleased ; distributed.
IUasg, rtàsg, n. m. land that cannot be
ploughed or dug, on account of dirk-
grass ; land so hid with this sort of grass ;
(bruth-chorca:i,) that it cannot be culti-
vated; dirk-grass; indocility, stubborn.
RiASGACH, reasg'.ach, a. turbulent.
RiASGAiL, reasg'-al, a. that cannot be
taught, indocile, untractable, mulish.
RiASGLACn,rèasg'-lach, n.f. land that can-
not be cultivated ; mangled carcase. J^.
RiASGALACHD, rèàsg'-al-achg, n.f. turbu-
lence, indocility, untractableness.
RiASAN, reas-un, n, m. reason ; improperly
written reuson, cause.
RiASTAiR, rcàst'-èr, it. wander, entangle.
RiATAiDHEACHD, reàt'-è-achg, n.f. forni-
cation, North ; wantonness, Macdonatd.
RiATAXAS, reat'.an-as, n.f. necessity. N.
Rib, rèbb, see Riob.
liiDH, rùèv, pio. pre. to you, with you,
against you ; molesting you ; mastering
you ; a' bruidhinn ribh, speaking to you ;
a' gleichd ribh, sparring with you; cò
tha ribh, who molests you Ì a' cur ribh,
mastering you, sorting you.
RiBiNN, reb'-enn, n. m. ribband ; ii'r.ruben.
RiBLEACn, reb'-lyach, Rioblach, reb'-
Uach properly, fringe, shagginess.
RiBUEiD, rev2'-aj, n.f. reed of a pipe, barb
of a hook ; properly riobhaid.
RiDEAL, rhejj'-ul, n./. a riddle.'
RiniLL, rejj'-èly', v. riddle, winnow.
RiDiRE, rejj- or rhùejj'-ur-à, n. in. a knight;
ridire nan spleagh, a Ic night-errand, a
sort of Highland Roderick Random or
Don Quiiotte, whose foot served in place
of a draw-biidge to ferry his soldiers
across arms of the sea 1 1 ! Legends.
RiniREiL, rèjj'-ur.al, a. knightly.
RiDinEACiii),rèjj'-ar-achg,«/.knight-lior>d
RiGH, r/(§, n. m. a king, governor; righ
nan dùl, the governor of the elements;
righ nan gras, the dispenser of sovereign
grace. Inter., oh king ! would to God '.
Rich, rhè, v. stretch on a death-bed ; dress
or shroud as a corpse; a righ, nach robh
thu air do righeadh, I wish to goodness,
you were shrouded.
RiGHE, rhè'-à, n. f the arm ; thog e è air
ceannaibh a ri^he, he raised it on the
bend of his arms; bac na righe, the bend
of the arm.
RiGHiNN, rhè'-ghyènn, -n.f. a princess, a
nymph, a belle ; in Lewis, a serpent,
from a tradition that it is a princess me-
tamorphosed.
RiGHiNN, rrèù'-ènn, adj. tough; dilatory;
more properly ruighinn.
RiGHicH, rhè'-èch, v. reign, rule, govern,
lord; rioghachaidh an Tigheam gu
saoghal nan saoghal, the Lord shall reign
for ever and ever. Bible.
RiGHiL, rè'-ul, n. m. a reel, armoric.
RiGHLEADii,rhèl'-A, p< reeling.floundering
RiGH-MHORT, rhè'-vòrt, n. m. regicide.
RiGH-MHouTAiR, rhè'-vort-àèr, n. m. a re-
gicide.
RiGH-NATHAiR, rhè-nhà'-èr, n. f. cocka-
trice. Bible.
RiGH.NE, rhè'-nyà, deg. of righinn; na's
righinn neo na's ruighne, more tough.
Righnich, rùèn'.èch, v. get tougher.
RiGH-THEACHDjiRE, rhè-hechg'-ur-à, 7!. m.
an ambassador, an envoy, plenipoten.
tiary.
RiNN, ròènn, past v. dean; dean so, do
this ; Tinn iad sin, they did that
RiNNDEAL, rennjj'-dyal, re. ?n. sphere, ex-
tent, limits, boundaries, territory ; tha
an rinndeal iomachumhann, the boun-
daries are limited, the sphere is circum-
scribed ; leabhar an rinndeal, the rental.
or stent-book ; dè an rinndeal fearainn a
th' agad, what extent of land do you pos-
sess^, a cheart rinndeal, the very extent
or sphere; on the Maniland, ringeal, a
circle, sphere, &c.
RiNNicHE, rènn'-èch.à, n. m. engraving
chissel.
RioB, rèbb, V, ensnare, try to take away a
person that is guest with another.
RiOBA, rèbb'-à, 7t. m. a hair, a snare to
catch fish, a double rope to keep a mad
bull ; shag.
RioBACH, rebV-ach, a. hairy, shaggy ; cold.
RioBACHD, rèbb'-achg, n.f. hairiness.
RioBAC, rèbb'-ag, n.f. a little hair, lock
of wool, lint, or any such thing.
RioBAGACH, rebb'-ag-ach, adj. hairy.