a. Royal. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
That his friends should believe it, was what roiled him [ Judge Jeffreys ] exceedingly. R. North. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Provincial in England and colloquial in the United States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
a. Turbid;
v. t. See Royne. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. rogne. See Roynish. ] A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. See Roynish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
interj. See Aroint. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. See Roister. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic. ] To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have a roisting challenge sent amongst
The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]