Middle English Dictionary Entry
ruffẹ̄ n.
Entry Info
Forms | ruffẹ̄ n. |
Etymology | From rough(e adj.; cp. Scot. & Scot. dial. ruffie, roughie. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A candle or torch.
Associated quotations
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)439 : Ruffe, candel: Hirsepa, funale.