reyt

An obsolete form of ray4. reyalt, n. An obsolete form of royal. reynt, n. A Middle English form of rain1. reynaldt, n. An obsolete variant of reynard. reynard (rā'närd or ren'ärd), n. [Formerly also reynold, reynald; Fox"), in which animals take the place of men, each one having a personal name, the lion being called Noble, the cat Tibert, the bear Bruin, the wolf Isegrim, the fox Reynard, etc., and which became so popular that renard in the common speech began to take the place of the vernacular OF. goulpil, goupil, fox, and finally supplanted it entirely; pl., the gods: see Ragnarök, and cf. AS. regn very hard, etc., regn - meld, a solemn announcement, regn - theóf, an arch-thief, etc., and in personal names such as Regen - here, etc., = Goth. rag in, an opinion, judgment, decree, advice), + hart, strong, hard, = E. hard: see hard and -ard.] A name of the fox in fable and poetry, in which the fox figures as cunning personified. Hyer [here] begynneth th[e h]ystorye of reynard the Caxton, tr. of Reynard the Fox (ed. 1481), p. 16. foxe. Now read, Sir Reynold, as ye be right wise, What course ye weene is best for us to take. 5145