A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Ro3*e, adj. rough, S2; see Row.

Ro3*te, pt. s. cared, S; see Rechen.

Ruddocke, sb. the robin redbreast, Manip.; ruddok, CM.

Rude, sb. redness, S; ruddes, pl., S3.—­AS. rudu (Voc.).

Rude, adj. rough, undressed (of cloth) (= Lat. rudis == [Greek:  hagnaphos]) S2; ruyd, B; roid, B.—­OF. rude; Lat. rudem.

Rudelyche, adv. rudely, C; ruydly, B; roydly, B; rudly, B.

Ruffle, v. to bluster, to be noisy and turbulent, S3, Sh., ND; ruffelynge, pr. p., S3.—­ODu. roffelen, to pander.

Ruffler, sb. a cheating bully, ND, HD.

Rug, sb. back, S; rugge, S, S2; see Rygge.

Ruggy, adj. rough, C, CM.—­Cp.  Swed. ruggig, rough, hairy.  See Row.

Ruke, sb. a heap, S; ruck, JD; ruken, pl., S. Cp.  OSwed. rAka, ‘acervus’.

Rukelen, v. to heap up, SD, S.

Rummeis, v. to bellow, S3; rummes, JD; rowmyss, JD; reimis, JD.—­See SkD (s.v. rumble).  The word rummeis is no doubt of Romance origin, an inchoative in _-sco_ from Lat. *_rumare_, found in ad-rumare, to make a lowing noise; cp.  OF. roumant, a murmur (Ducange).

Rummiss, sb. a loud, rattling, or rumbling noise, JD; reimis, JD; reemish, JD; rummage, an obstreperous din, JD.

Runagate, sb. renegade, WW; see Renegat.

Rune, sb. a secret, S; runen, pl. secret discourses, S; see Roune.

Runien, v. to discourse, S; see Rounen.

Runge, pt. pl. rang; see Ryngen.

Runkylle, sb. a wrinkle, Cath.; runkill, JD.—­Cp.  Dan. rynke.

Runkylle, v. to wrinkle, Cath.; runkle, JD; rouncle, S2; rouncled, pp., Cath (n); roncled, HD.—­Cp.  Swed. rynka.

Rurd, sb. cry, noise, S2; see Rerd.

Rusche, sb. rush, PP; rische, PP; resshe, PP; rishe, S3; rish, Manip.; ryshes, pl., S3.—­AS. risce, resce (Voc.).

Rusien, v. to shake, SD, C (n); rese, C; resye, C (n); rused, pt. s., PP.—­AS. hrysian, Goth, hrisjan.

Russet, adj. russet, PP, Prompt; roussat, S3; russets, sb. pl., clothes of a russet colour, ND.—­AF. russet, OF. rousset; cp.  Low Lat. roussetum (Ducange).

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