Middle English Dictionary Entry
ruffīne adj.
Entry Info
Forms | ruffīne adj. |
Etymology | OF rufin & AL rūfīnus; for -ff- cp. ML ruffus, var. OF rūfus (s.v. ME rūf(e adj., L vrr.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Reddish.
Associated quotations
- 1457 Libeaus (Naples 13.B.29)278/903 : Ruffyne [Clg: rosyne; Lmb: Hir mantill was ryght ffyne].