Middle English Dictionary Entry
rūsing ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | rūsing ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A game animal's movement designed to elude pursuit.
Associated quotations
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)98 : He seeþ þat bi betyng vþ þe Ryuers or brokes nor foillyng hem doun ne goyng soile nor rusyng to or fro vpon hymself, whiche is to say, in his owne fues, ne may not helpe hym.
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)105 : She hath be wel chasid..nat withstondyng her rusyng, squattyng, or reseityng.