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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
"ratify"), a derivation to which Loth objects. Hibernian Lat. has rata for surety. The Lat. and G. are ultimately from the same root in any case (see ràdh).
†ràth, a fortress, residence, Ir. ráth, E. Ir. ráth, ráith, g. rátha, Gaul. ratin, Argento-ratum: *râti-s, *râto-n; cf. Lat. prâtum, a mead. W. rhath, cleared spot; borrowed from G.? (Rhys).
rathad, a road, Ir. ráthad, ród; from M. Eng. roade, road, Ag. S. rád; cf. M. Ir. ramhad (O'Cl.), E. Ir. ramut (Corm.).
ré, the moon, Ir., O. Ir. ré, luna: *revi, Skr. ravi, sun.
ré, time, space, Ir. ré, O. Ir. ré, g. ree, space: *revesi-, the e form of O. Ir. rói, *rovesjâ, discussed under raon, q.v. Hence the prep. ré, during, which governs the genitive.
reabh, wile, trick, reabhair, subtle fellow, reabhradh, disporting, as boys (Badenoch), Ir. reabh (O'Cl.), reabhach, mountebank, the devil, reabhradh, E. Ir. rebrad, boys playing, sporting; root reb, play. Bez. compares M.H.G. reben, move, stir, Swiss räbeln, to brawl, be noisy, to which add Eng. rabble. Cf. Zim. Stud.1 83,84.
reachd, law, statute, so Ir., O. Ir. recht, W. rhaith, Br. reiz, just: *rektu-, from the root reg; Lat. rectum, right, rego, rule; Eng. right.
reachd, a loud sob, keen sorrow, Ir. rachd (also G. rachd), E. Ir. recht; cf. Eng. reck.
reamhar, fat, Ir. reamhar, ramhar, E. Ir. remor (remro-), W. rhef, thick; root rem, to be thick; Norse ramr, strong, stark. Stokes gives the alternatives of M.H.G. fram, vrom, sound, brave, O.Sax. furm, or Gr. πρέμνον, stem, thick end.
reang, a wrinkle in the face: "a rib"; see reang, boat-rib.
reang, a rank, series; from early Sc. renk, M.E. reng, now rank; Ir. ranc, W. rheng, Br. renk; O. Fr. renc.
reang, a boat-rib, rangan (Sutherland), reang, a bar, pole (Carm.); from Norse röng, g. rangar, a ship-rib. See rong.
reang, kill, starve (M'F.), E. Ir. ringim, I tear, reangadh, to hang, reng, piercing or tearing. See tarruing.
reannach, spotted, striped: "starred"; see reannag.
reannag, a star, Ir. reannán, O. Ir. rind, constellation, signum, sidus: *rendi-, root red, ṛd, order; Lit. rinda, row, order, Ch. Slav. rędŭ, ordo; Gr. ἐρηρέδεται, fixed; Lat. ordo (Fick, Prellwitz).
reasach, talkative, prattling (H.S.D., Dial.), Ir. réascach, ráscach; see rásan.
reasgach, stubborn, irascible, restive:
reic, sell, Ir. reic, a sale, O. Ir. recc, a sale, reccaim (vb.), also renim, I sell: root per, through, over ("sell over sea"); Gr.
