Etymology: < Anglo-Norman rai, raie, ree, rei and Middle French raie (French raie ) furrow, groove, stripe, streak (12th cent. in Old French as reie , roie ; compare Old Occitan rega ; ultimately of Celtic origin: see below), although in some cases perhaps apprehended as a use of ray n.⁵ Compare post-classical Latin reia stripe, line, strip of land, furrow (12th cent. in British sources).The Romance forms derive < an unattested Gaulish word (cognate with Welsh rhych furrow) < the same Indo-European base as furrow n. Compare post-classical Latin rega, riga furrow, ploughing (8th cent.) < Gaulish.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman rai, raie, ree, rei (noun) striped cloth (also in drap de ray ), specific use of rai ray n.¹ Compare Anglo-Norman raié , raé , Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French roié , Middle French rayé striped, in Old French, Middle French also (as noun) striped cloth. Compare post-classical Latin rayus striped cloth (c1280, c1450 in British sources). Compare ray n.¹Compare post-classical Latin raiatus , rayatus , reatus , reiatus striped (8th cent.; from 12th cent. in British sources), and also radiatus striped (frequently from early 13th cent. in British and continental sources; specific sense of classical Latin radiātus radiate adj.).

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French rai, raie (1155 in Old French; French raie ) < classical Latin raia (see Raja n.²). Compare Old Occitan raia (15th cent.), Spanish raya (late 15th cent.), Portuguese raya (13th cent.), Italian raja (1598; now archaic or regional).It is uncertain whether examples such as the following from Latin documents reflect the Anglo-Norman or the Middle English word:1207 in C. M. Woolgar Househ. Accts. Medieval Eng. (1992) I. 112 Pro mulvello et raye et cariagio xlviii s iiii d.1323–4 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 13 In 13 Kelinges, 7 Rayes, et 9 turbot emp. in villa, 14 s. 10 d.

Etymology: Probably shortened < Anglo-Norman yverai and Middle French ivraie (French ivraie ) darnel, ryegrass (13th cent. in Old French), probably < post-classical Latin *ebriaca (short for *ebriaca herba or *ebriaca planta ), specific use of feminine of classical Latin ēbriācus drunken ( < ēbrius drunk (see ebriety n.) + -ācus , suffix forming adjectives), apparently so called on account of the plant's being thought to cause a sort of drunkenness. With sense 2 compare earlier ray-grass n.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman rae, rei, reie, roi, roie, Anglo-Norman and Middle French rai, raie (French rai (now archaic or literary), †raie ) ray of light (12th cent. in Old French; also in heraldic use; in modern French the usual word is rayon rayon n.¹) < classical Latin radius radius n. Compare Old Occitan raia (12th cent.), Spanish rayo (13th cent.), Portuguese raio (14th cent.; 13th cent. as rraya), Italian raggio (1308).

Etymology: Aphetic < array n. Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French rei , Old French, Middle French roi order, measure, rule, manner of proceeding (12th cent.). Compare ray v.¹

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman rai, raie, rei (see roy n.²).Attested earlier in surnames (as Willaim Lerei (1196), Robert Raie (1206), Stephanus le Reye (1364–5)), although these more probably reflect the Anglo-Norman word.

Etymology: < either Middle Dutch rei (Dutch rei ) or Middle Low German rei, reie, reige (compare also Middle High German rei , reie , reige , German Reigen , Reihen ), of uncertain origin, perhaps < a (not securely attested) specific sense of Old French reie ray n.¹

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a specific use of ray n.⁵, or perhaps compare ray n.¹

Etymology: < ray v.¹

Etymology: Probably < ray, variant of ree v.¹

Etymology: Aphetic < array v. Compare Old French roier (13th cent., rare). Compare ray n.⁶, ray n.¹⁰

Etymology: < ray n.⁵, perhaps partly after < Middle French, French †rayer (Anglo-Norman and Old French raier ) (of a star or the sun) to shine (12th cent.; the usual word in modern French is rayonner ) < classical Latin radiāre radiate v. Compare Old Occitan raiar (12th cent.), Spanish rayar (12th cent.), Portuguese raiar (14th cent.), Italian raggiare (1319).