_Rock-wall_, mountain cliff.
_Roof-tree_, the topmost beam which forms the ridge of a roof.
_Rue_, to regret, to find a cause of woe.
_Rumour_, report, gossiping tale.
_Rune_, letter. The letters used in old Icelandic and similar
languages are called runic characters. When written letters were first
known in the north of Europe they were supposed to have magic powers,
and gradually the word "rune" came to mean any spell, or even any
wisdom which was beyond the ordinary knowledge of men.
_Ruth_, pity, regret, e.g. "Ruth arose in his heart;" "I have
hearkened not nor heeded the words of thy fear and thy ruth."
_Salutation_, greeting.
_Sate_, satisfy to the full.
_Scalds_, the poets who recited poems or stories at feasts.
_Scoff_, an object of mockery.
_Scored_, carved, marked by lines cut deeply into a surface.
_Sea-beast's tooth_, the tusks of the walrus.
_Sea-mead_, the wide surface of the sea. The word means sea-meadow.
_Seethe_, to bubble and move like boiling water.
_Semblance_, an appearance, outward show where there is no reality.
_Serry_, to crowd closely together.
_Shards_, broken fragments, e.g. "the shards of a glaive of battle."
_Shield-burg_, a fortress built of shields. Burg means either a town,
a castle, or a fortress.
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