(intransitive) To happen or to occur. / (obsolete) To take precedence or priority. / (obsolete) To take effect; to prevail. / (obsolete) To sit in a particular location, take one's place.

plural of rheid

A pit, especially one at Athens into which criminals were thrown. / The abyss, hell.

A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale) with soft tongue-shaped leaves and an offensive odour. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles.