| Scots Words | Alt. Scots Words | English Meanings |
| rab | rob | |
| rack | stretch+ pull+ twist+ dislocate+ | |
| rackle | a chain+ the clanking of a chain | |
| rackless | reckless | |
| rackon | reckon | |
| rade | rode | |
| radge | rage+ mad+ violently excited+ | |
| rae | roe deer | |
| raen | raven | |
| raep | a rope | |
| raff | plenty | |
| raft | a rafter | |
| rag | rough projection after sawing+ | |
| raggit | ragged | |
| raggitie | ragged | |
| raggle | cut unevenly or jaggedly | |
| ragglish | erratic+ uncertain+ wild | |
| ragnail | loose piece of skin or broken | |
| ragweed | ragweid | ragwort |
| raible | rabble+ gabble | |
| raibles | recites by rote | |
| raiglar | regular | |
| raik | rake | roam+ stray |
| raip | rape | rope |
| rair | roar | |
| rair't | roared | |
| rairie | loud+ noisy+ drunk+ bright | |
| rairin | roaring | |
| raise | arouse+ infuriate+ state of | |
| Raise | rase | |
| raised | infuriated+ wild+ over-excited | |
| raither | rather | |
| raivel | rile | entangle |
| raize | to excite | |
| rake | rake+ search+ a hoard | |
| ram-stam | headlong | |
| rame | raim | repeat+ recite+ talk nonsense |
| ramfeezl'd | exhausted | |
| ramfeisle | ramfeezle+ ramfoozle | muddle+ confuse+ exhaust |
| ramgunshoch | surly | |
| rammage | storm about | |
| rammie | a free-for-all+ violent disturbance | |
| rammle | ramble+ wander | |
| ramp | romp+ climbing of plants | |
| rampage | an outburst of rage | |
| ramscuiter | ramscooter+ ramscouter | beat+ drive off in terror |
| ramsh | eat greedily | |
| ramskeerie | ramskeiry | wild restless romp |
| ramstam | headstrong+ rash+ heedless | |
| ramstouger | rough in manner+ boisterous | |
| ran | ran | |
| rance | diagonal supporting bar on | |
| rander | ranner | render+ talk idly+ ramble+ |
| randie | aggressive+ a beggar | |
| randie | lawless | |
| randie | randy | |
| rannoch | farn+ bracken | |
| ranshackle | search+ ransack | |
| rant | romp+ sing a tune+ fuss+ complain | |
| rant | to rollick | |
| ranter | sew+ darn or mend roughly | |
| rants | merry meetings; rows. | |
| rap | rap+ dash+ thump | |
| rape | v. raep | |
| raploch | coarse woollen cloth | |
| raploch | homespun | |
| rappit | rapped | |
| raptur | rapture | a fit of rage |
| rash | rush plant+ active+ agile | |
| rash-buss | a clump of rushes | |
| rashy | rushy | |
| rasp | a raspberry | |
| rat (S) | a rut+ groove+ scratch | |
| ratch | damage by rough usage | |
| rattan | ratton+ rottan | rat |
| rattan | rattoon | |
| rattle | strike or beat repeatedly | |
| ratton-key | the rat-quay | |
| rauchle | loose untidy heap+ ramshackle | |
| raucle | bold+ rash+ strong+ rough+ crude | |
| raught | reached | |
| rave | tore+ a windbag | |
| ravensheuch | Ravenshaugh | |
| raw | ra+ raa | row |
| rax | stretch+ pass+ reach | |
| read | rade | read (Past t.) |
| read(en) | read (past perf.) | |
| real | real | |
| ream | reim+ reem | cream+ foam |
| reap | reip | reap |
| reason | raison+ reison | reason |
| reave | to rob | |
| reboond | rebound | |
| rebute | rebuff | |
| receit | receet+ recait | prescription+ recipe |
| reck | reckon | |
| Red | advised | |
| Red | rede | |
| red-wat-shod | red-wet-shod | |
| red-wud | stark mad |