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- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter R
- The old English Letter R
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The Letter R
The Elizabethan alphabet contained just 24 old English letters as opposed to the 26 letters used in the modern English alphabet. The following picture of the Letter R of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters. |
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An old style Letter R
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter R
The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter R. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era. Shakespearean Insults Generator |
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Letter R | | | RABATO
a ruff
RABBIT-SUCKER
a weasel
RACE
breed; inherited nature
RACK
wreck
RACK
to enhance the price of anything
RAG
a term of contempt applied to persons | | RAKE
to cover
RAPT
transported with emotion
RAPTURE
a fit
RASCAL
a lean deer
RASH
quick, violent
RATE
opinion, judgment, to assign, to value, to scold | | RATOLORUM
a ludicrous mistake
RAUGHT
past tense of reach
RAVIN
ravenous, to devour
RAWLY
inadequately
RAWNESS
unprovided state
RAYED
arrayed, served |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter R |
RAZED
slashed
REAR-MOUSE
the bat
REBATE
to deprive of keenness
REBECK
a three-stringed fiddle
RECEIPT
money received
RECEIVING
capacity
RECHEAT
a point of the chase to call back the hounds | | RECORD
to sing
RECORDER
a flute
RECURE
to cure, recover
RED-LATTICE
suitable to an ale-house, because ale-houses had commonly red lattices
REDUCE
to bring back
REECHY
smoky, dirty
REFELL
to refute |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter R |
REFER
to reserve to
REGIMENT
government
REGREET
a salutation
REGUERDON
requital
RELATIVE
applicable
REMORSE
pity
REMORSEFUL
full of pity, compassionate
REMOTION
removal
REMOVED
sequestered, remote
RENDER
account RENEGE
to renounce, to deny
REPAIR
to renovate, comfort
REPEAL
to reverse the sentence of exile | | REPROOF
confutation
REPUGN
to resist
REQUIEM
mass for the dead, so called because it begins with the words "Requiem eternam..."
RESOLVE
to satisfy
RESPECT
consideration
RESPECTIVE
respectful, thoughtful, corresponding
RESPECTIVELY
respectfully
RETAILED
handed down
RETIRE
retreat
REVERB
to echo
REVOLT
a rebel
RIB
to enclose as within ribs | | RID
to destroy
RIFT
split
RIGGISH
wanton
RIGOL
a circle
RIPE
drunk
RIVAGE
the shore
RIVALITY
equal rank
RIVE
to fire
ROAD
the high road, applied to a common woman
ROISTING
roistering, violent
ROMAGE
unusual stir
RONVON
a term of contempt applied to a woman
ROOD
the crucifix |
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ROOK
a cheater
ROPERY
roguery
ROPE-TRICKS
tricks such as are played by a rope-dancer
ROUND
to whisper, to become great with child, to finish off, a diadem, unceremonious
ROUNDEL
a dance or song
ROUNDURE
an enclosure | | ROUSE
carousal
ROYNISH
mangy
RUBIOUS
ruddy
RUDDOCK
the redbreast
RUSH
to push
RUSHLING
rustling |
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Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter R The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter R are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter R were still being invented. Elizabethan dictionaries were not available - it was not possible to look up the spellings or meanings of Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter R . Old Elizabethan words were therefore spelt and written in a variety of different formats. The above online dictionary containing old Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter R provide a valuable reference source when studying the literary works and plays of famous Elizabethan authors such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Elizabethan Language Guide - An Elizabethan Online Dictionary Click the following links to access more information about the old English Elizabethan Language and the Elizabethan Online Dictionary for an easy to follow Elizabethan language guide. Elizabethan Online Dictionary
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Letter R - Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter R
- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter R
- The old English Letter R
- Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter R
- The old English Letter R
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