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Thread #161439 Message #3836668
Posted By: Lighter
04-Feb-17 - 08:11 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Ye Jacobites by Name
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Ye Jacobites by Name
I believe the intended word is "reif," a Scots word for plunder or theft. (It's related to "reiver.")
Not sure, at this point, whether "To rest void of relief" makes any sense.