Middle English Dictionary Entry
rǒuǧe adj.
Entry Info
Forms | rǒuǧe adj. Also rouȝ & (in place name) ruge. |
Etymology | OF roge, rouge, AF ruge. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Red; (b) as noun: a red color; ~ clere, bright red; (c) in place names.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 *Medulla (Stnh A.1.10)56b/b : Ruphus: rubeus or rouȝ.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)67/10 : Gedir theis herbis..consoud petit, crope de cambre, fenell with þe sede, rouge cholet.
b
- (1437) Proc.Privy C.5.62 : Item, delivered..an ymage..garnized with roses maad with rougeclere.
c
- (1167) EPNSoc.34 (West Riding Yks.)51 : Rugemunt.
- (1227) in Ekwall Dict.EPN368 : Rugemund.
- (1266) EPNSoc.34 (West Riding Yks.)51 : Rugemond.
- (1343) EPNSoc.34 (West Riding Yks.)51 : Rougemond.