Middle English Dictionary Entry
rō̆sī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | rō̆sī adj. Also rosie. |
| Etymology | From rō̆se n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Rose-colored, rosy; ~ heued; ~ red, rose red; (b) in street name.
Associated quotations
a
- 1381 Dc.257 Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)70.41/8 : For to make rosee: tak þe flowrys of rosys..& do þereto sugur & safroun þat yt be wel ycolowrd & rosy of leuys & of þe forseyde flowrys.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)2.1198 : Therwith al rosy hewed tho wex she, And gan to homme.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)3.1755 : That Phebus mote his rosy day [vrr. roosy day; rosy carte] forth brynge.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)5.278 : Phebus with his rosy carte soone Gan after that to dresse hym up to fare.
- c1450(1410) Walton Boeth.(Lin-C 103)p.123 : Phebus with his chare of golde The rosye day haþ in his gouernaunce.
- c1450 When the son (Frf 16)15 : Amphitricos the flode and sees quene In thys tyme ful calme and rosy to se.
- c1450 When the son (Frf 16)450-52 : And also rosy reede in membres thre: Her naylis, her lyppis full flammy be; Her fresshe chekys rosy in mesure.
- a1500 Alex.-Cassamus (Cmb Ff.1.6)373 : He changed al is hewe; Ther he was rosy red, he wex as asshes pale.
b
- (1204) in Ekwall Street-Names Lond.98 : Rosy Cross.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)112 : Do þer to…an vnce of sugre rosee.
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