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▪ I. † roit, n.1 Obs.—1
In 5 royt.
[Related to roit v.]
(See quot.)
c1440Promp. Parv. 427/2 Reyke, or royt, ydylle walkynge abowt.., discursus, vagacio, vagitas.
▪ II. roit, n.2 Sc. rare.
Also royt.
[? Related to roit v.]
An abusive term applied to persons or cattle (see quot. 1825).
a1585Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 29 Thy ragged roundels, raueand royt, Some short, some lang, some out of lyne. 1728W. Starrat Ep. to Ramsay 63 But, lad, neist mirk we'll to the haining drive,..The royts will rest. 1825Jamieson, Roit, royt, 1. a babbler. 2. A term of contempt for a woman. It is often conjoined with an adj. denoting a bad temper; as, an ill-natured-roit, Loth. It is also applied to a female brute, as to a cow. 1832–53Whistle-Binkie Ser. i. 55 He has a wife,..A randy royt ca'd Barmy Betty!
▪ III. roit, v. Now Sc. and dial.
In 5 roytyn, royt(e, 9 Sc. royt.
[Of obscure origin.]
intr. To roam or rove about. Hence ˈroiting vbl. n.
c1440Promp. Parv. 436/1 Roytyn, or gon ydyl a-bowte,..vagor, discurro. a1450Myrc (1868) 999 For goyng to þe ale on halyday, For syngynge, for roytynge, & syche fare. 1808Jamieson s.v., A beast, that runs through the fields, instead of keeping to its pasture, is said to royt. |