(a) Resisting an established government, rebellious; insurrectionist, seditious; (b) rebellious against God, His commandments, the church, etc., refractory, disobedient; (c) disobedient to the god of love; resistant to the rule of pagan gods; (d) refractory, froward, defiant; disobedient to parents, guild officers, rules, etc.; also fig. of the body to the soul, etc.; ~ to paien, refusing to pay; (e) obstinate, stubborn; also, savage; (f) rash, hasty, impetuous; (g) error for redel, var. of redels n.