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_Douglas._
4. To be copious in discourse.
_Dunbar._
Su. G. _rek-a_, to roam; _rak-a_, to go swiftly.
~Raik~, ~Rayk~, ~Rake~, _s._
1. The extent of a course or walk, S.
Hence, _sheep-raik_, and _cattle-raik_, S.
_Wyntown._
2. A swift pace.
_Ross._
3. The act of carrying from one place to another, S.
_Henrysone._
4. The extent of fishing ground, S. B.
_Act Concil._
5. _Tongue-raik_, elocution, flow of language, S. B.
RAIK, RAK, RACK, _s._ Care, reckoning. _Quhat raik?_ what do I care for it? S.
_Lyndsay._
A. S. _recce_, cura, O. E. _reck_.
RAIL, _s._ A woman's jacket, S. B.
_Gl. Sibb._
Belg. _ryglyf_, a boddice stays.
_To_ RAILL, _v. n._ To jest.
_Burel._
Fr. _raill-er_, id.
~Railyear~, _s._ A jester.
_Douglas._
RAIN GOOSE, the red-throated diver, supposed to prognosticate _rain_, Caithn.
_Stat. Acc._
RAYNE, _s._
V. ~Rane~.
RAING, _s._ Row.
V. ~Rang~.
_To_ ~Raing~, _v. n._
1. To rank up, S.
_Ferguson._
2. To follow in a line, S. B.
RAIP, _s._
1. A rope, S.
_Douglas._
Moes. G. _raip_, A. S. _rape_, id.
2. A rood; or six ells in length.
_Skene._
Su. G. _rep-a_, to measure by a line.
RAIR, _s._ A roar.
V. ~Rare~.
_To_ RAISE, RAIZE, _v. a._
