Middle English Dictionary Entry
roid(e adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | roid(e adj. Also rōde, rēde. |
| Etymology | OF roit, roide, re(i)de; sense 2. perh. influenced by ME rūde adj., and some N quots. in 2. may belong there. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Of a spear, an arrow: sturdy; capable of wounding, cruel; (b) of courage: firm, steadfast; (c) of persons: fierce, violent; of an outcry: furious, vehement; (d) of a wind: rushing, turbulent.
Associated quotations
a
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)11235 : Thanne took he a Royde spere anon, and jnto that pres he gan faste to gon.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)7743 : This orribell archer so angardly wroght, Renyng thurgh the route with his roid arowes.
b
- a1463 *Scrope Othea (Mrg M 775)12/27 : Royde [StJ-C: The verray strengthe of mankyndli corage is..hardi in perelles and rude ayens fleschli desires].
c
- ?c1425(c1400) Phlebotomy(1) (Cai 176/97)53/298 : Som tyme þey [bloodletters] ar so royde or boystus þat in smytynge wiþ þe fyngere or sum like þynge þe perce þe veyne into þe arterie.
- a1500(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Dub 213)31/*829 : The kyng of þatt cuntree..Had rasyd vp a rode hoste & heldyd hym ayaynez With bald baratours on bent.
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(LdMisc 559)23 : Rede [Lnsd: Thus King Bokkus him biþoght Þat he wolde haue a citee wroght The rude Iewis from him to spere].
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)10161 : For the dethe of this dere myche dole rose; The Troiens with tene toiled full hard, With a Rumour full roide & a roght hate.
d
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)55 : Þe racke myd a rede wynde roos on þe myddel.
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)1984 : There a tempest hom toke on þe torres hegh, A rak and a royde wynde rose in hor saile.
2.
(a) Ignorant; (b) of an animal: irrational; (c) artless, unsophisticated; (d) discourteous, boorish; (e) coarse, inelegant; (f) huge in size.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1450 Sel.Rosarium Theol.(Cai 354/581)76/7 : Þe law is giffen for 7. þings..þe 3. to teching of roide or boistous menn into Criste.
b
- c1540(?a1400) Destr.Troy (Htrn 388)4428 : Ysidre in ethemoleger openly tellis, Þat bemoth in Ebrew ys opunly to say, A Roid beste vnreasonable, þat no Rule holdes.
c
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)23911-12 : Loke to þis caitiue clerk; For-sake þu noght þis roide werk, For þou it roid and stubil be, It es in worschip wroght of þe.
d
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)146/5 : For by worshipp and by curtesie beryng vnto hir, ye shall hold the love of hir bonde vnto you; and forto be dyuers and roode vnto hir, she myght happenly chaunge.
e
- c1415 Chaucer CT.Cl.(Lnsd 851)1012 : Riht nouht was sche abassched of hire cloþinge, þouhe it were rode [vr. rude] and eke somdele to-rente.
- c1415 Chaucer CT.Cl.(Lnsd 851)E.1116 : This ladyse..strippen hir oute of hir rode araie And in a cloþe of golde..in-to hal hir brouhte.
- a1500 Mandev.(3) (Rwl D.99)463 : In that londe growen trees that bereth wolle, but it is gret and royde.
f
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)6025 : Þe bell it was so grete and royde Þat of þe caryage he was oft noyde.