Middle English Dictionary Entry

rēs n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. ras(e n.
1.
(a) Violent motion, violent movement, rush; also, of a spaniel: scurrying about; maken ~, to rush, run; rennen on ~, of a stream: run in a torrent; (b) a rash action, a hasty action; also, rashness, impatience; repen of ~, to hurry because of rashness; (c) haste, hurry; at (on) a ~, with a rush; in (a) ~, very soon, at once, in haste; upon a ~, briefly; with a) rapli ~, with a great rush.
2.
(a) An attack, onset, onslaught; an incursion; also, a skirmish, battle; frum ~, the first attack; riden ~, to charge; (b) a riot, disturbance, an affray; also, an insurrection; (c) an insult; an outrage.
3.
(a) A frenzy, madness; rage, anger; a fit of madness; ~ of colre, an attack of rage due to excess of choleric humor; in a ~, in a rage; (b) a delirium, swoon; mental abstraction due to lovesickness; also, a drunken stupor.
4.
(a) An action, a deed; a course of action; at on ~, at one stroke; reuen (of) ~, to regret (one's) action, regret (one's) course of action; (b) a journey, mission; course, movement; (c) an occasion; ?also, a crisis, an emergency; in a ~, on one occasion; with that ~, at that time.
5.
A short time, a while; an instant, a moment.
6.
A crowd, press, an assemblage; on (upon) a ~, altogether.