Middle English Dictionary Entry
ruls n. or adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | ruls n. or adj. |
| Etymology | ?Cp. MnE dial. rosselled over-ripe, decayed, from rossell & russell to wither; ?cp. Icel. rusl rubbish. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Overripe, rotten; ?rubbish, something useless.
Associated quotations
- a1350 Ich herdemen (Hrl 2253)68-9 : Vre ruȝe ys roted & ruls er we repe. Ruls ys oure ruȝe & roted in þe stre for wickede wederes by brokes & by brynke.