Middle English Dictionary Entry
rūel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rūel n. Also reuel, rule. |
| Etymology | OF rüele |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The space between a bed and a wall.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?a1387) PPl.C (Hnt HM 137)10.79 : Hem-selue suffren..wo in winter-tyme with wakyng a nyghtes To ryse to the ruel [vrr. rewel, rule] to rocke the cradel.