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of the Mountain-eagle, an order of knighthood, which the
Chcvaher de St. George meant to have instituted, and to
have conferred on all his adherents in Scotland, in the
event of his being restored to the throne of his fathers.
RiniiiEACH, a. Knightly; of, or belonging to, a knight;
chivalrous.
RiDiiiEACHD, s.y. Knightliness ; knighthood; chivalry.
RiDiuEiL, a. (ridir-anihuil.) Knightly.
RÌFEin, s. /. A reed; the reed of any wind instrument.
A rifeid ciiiùil na bheul, his musical reed in his mouth. —
Macdon. Written also ribhcid.
RÌFEiDE.vcii, a. Abounding in reeds ; of reeds; fistulous.
t Ri(i, .■>. (Ir.id.) A spy. — Shaiv.
Rio, v. More frequently r«!(/ ; which see.
RiOEAU, fut. pass, of rig.
Rich, s. m. A king. High nan uamhann, the kiny of tcr-
tors. — Stew. Job. It is also used as an exclamation in the
sense of Lord ; as, O Righ ! O Lord ! A Righ gleidh sinn !
Lord preserve us ! N. pi. righre and righrean.
Ir. righ. IF. rhuy. Arm. roue and rhy. Corn. truy.
Fr. roi. It. re. Sp. rey. Lat. rex. Goth, reiks. Tent.
riech. Germ, reich. Swed. reck, {accordbuj to Rudbeck).
Lith. ricke, a lord. Alb. reg. Arab. Turk, reys a?idravs,
prince. Heb. Ethiop. rec, a king. Raja means king in the
Shanscrit, and also in Sumatra, Malabar, and Cevlon. Rae,
it is said, meant king among the ancient Babylonians; eree
in Otaheite ; and rhio, in the Sandwich Islands.
Rhea, which among the Greeks and Latins probably signified a
lady, seems to have been derived from tlie old Celtic ri or rlii/.
Rigiibuinn, s. f. A handsome young female — (Macint.) ;
a lady of rank. Perhaps righ-bhean, a queen. Written
also ribhinn.
RiGiiBnixxEACH, a. Elegant; handsome, as
female; ladylike.
RiGH-CHATHAiR, chathrach, s.f. A throne ; a metropolis,
(being supposed to be the residence of a king). N. pi. righ-
chathraichean.
RiGii-ciiisTE, s./. A royal treasury. A''. ^Z. righ-chistean.
RiQii-CHOLBH, s. m. (Ir. id.) A sceptre.
RiGH-CHOROx, oin, s. m. {Ir. id.) A royal crown.
RiGH-ciiRi>N, ùin, s. m. A royal crown. N. pi. righ-
chruintean.
RiGn-DHAii., s.f. {Ir. id.) A parliament; a congress of
sovereigns.
RiGii-DAMiiN'A, s. m. A king designed ; an heir-apparent
to a kingdom.
RiGiiDiR, s. m. See Ridir.
Rig HE, s.f. A reproof; an arm : for the latter sense, see
Rl'ighe.
Righeacii, s.f. {Ir. rightheach.) An arm.
Righ EACH D, s.f. More frequently written rwi^AeacArf.
Righeal-clil, s. m. {Ir.id.) Stinking cranes-bill, gera-
ràum robertianum.
Rigii-fheadhxach, aich, s. /h. A generalissimo.
Righidir, s. m. See Riiur.
Righix.v, a. (/)•. righin.) Tough; adhesive; clammy;
viscid; stifi'; lasting; drowsy; sluggish; dilatory. Chaidh
sleaghan righinn a bhearnadh, tough spears were hacked. —
Death of Carril. Com. and sup. righne.
RiGH-LAXx, lainn, s. m. {Ir. id.) A palace, a royal court,
a royal residence.
RiGii-LAOCH, laoich, s. m. {Ir. id.) A prince ; a good fel-
low ; a respectable man.
RiGH-MHORTADii, aidh, s. m. Regicide.
RiGii-.MouTAiR, s. m. A regicide. iV.pZ. righ-mhortairean.
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RlGH-NATHAiu, -nathrach, s.f. (Ir.id.) A cockatrice;
a serpent. — Stew. Pro. N. pi. righ-nathraichean.
RioiiNE, com. and sup. of righinn. More or most tough.
RiGHN-EACHADii, aidh, s. OT. (from righinn.) A growing
tough or clammy ; a making tough or clammy.
RiOHNEACHAS, ais, s. OT. Tenacity; stiffness; toughness;
delay.
RiGHNEACHD, S.f. Toughncss ; clamminess; viscidity;
stiffness ; drowsiness ; sluggishness ; also, a gift ; a favour.
— Shaw.
RiGHNEAS, cis, s. VI. Tenacity; toughness.
RiGHNicH, V. a. and n. {Ir. id.) Toughen; grow or make
clammy or viscid ; grow stiff; make stiff; delay. Pret. a.
righnich, toughened; fut. aff. a. righnichidh.
RiGHNiCHTE, /). par^ of righnich. Toughened; stiffened;
grown clammy or viscid.
RiGH-PHUiiLLL, uill, 4.7«. A royal pavilion ; a tabernacle.
RÌGHRE, RÌGIIREAN, n. pi. of righ. Kings. Righre o'd
leasraidh, kings from thy lions. — Stew. Gen. Righrean na
talmhainn, the kings of the earth. — Sm.
RiGn-sEiso, s. {Ir. id.) Greater burr-reed ; sparganium
erectum.
RiGH-SHLAT, shlait, s. m. A sceptre. N. pi. righ-shlatan.
RiGH-THEACHDAiR, s. m. (Ir.id.) An envoy; a royal
embassy ; an ambassador.
Rill, v. a. Sift or riddle ; winnow. Pret. rill ; fut. aff. a.
rillidh.
Rilleadh, idh, s. m. A sifting; a riddling; a winnowing.
RiLLEAN, ein, s. ?n. (Ir. id.) A riddle or coarse sieve,
t RiMii, s. (Ir. id.) Number,
t RiMH, v.a. {Ir. id.) Number, compute. Pret. rimh. —
Shaw.
RÌMiiF.ACH, a. (perhaps righ-mheach.) Gorgeous. More
commonly written riomhach ; which see.
RiMHEADii, idh, s. ?n. (Ir.id.) Gorgeousness ; pride. See
RiOMHADH.
RÌMHiNN, s.f. A handsome young female; a lady. Written
also ribhinn.
RiiiniNNEACH, a. Elegant; handsome, as a young female ;
ladylike.
RiNC, Ring, v. a. and n. (Ir. id.) Tear; pull; dance.
RixcEACH, RixGEACH, a. Tearing; pulling; parting;
dancing.
RiNGEADH, idh, s. m. {Ir. id.) A tearing; a dancing; a
dance ; hanging. — Shaw.
RiN'GEALL, ill, s. m. (Ir. id.) A promise.
RiXGEAR, eir, s. m. A dancer.
RiNGHEiMHLEAN, s. pi. Chains,
t RiNN, s.f. (Ir.id.) Music; a foot; the stars. — Shatv.
A headland ; a tail.
RixN, s.f. The point of a weapon. More frequently written
roinn.
Rixx, pret. a. of dean. Did make; performed ; accomplished.
Is olc a rinn thu, thou hast done ill. — Old Song.
t RiNNE, s.f. (Ir. id.) The understanding. — Shaiv.
Riyvr., comp. pron. Tons; against us. Written also ri««7i ;
which see.
RixNEACH, a. {Ir. id.) Sharp, pointed.
RixxEAD.AiR, s. m. Acaiper; a spyfault.
RixxEADii, pre*, pass, of dean. Was made or done. See
Deax.
RiNXEA.Mii, eimh, s. m. The constellations.
RioB, v.a. Entrap, ensnare ; entangle; inveigle. Pret. a.
riob ; fut. aff. a. riobaidh. Written also rib.
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