Middle English Dictionary Entry
rutei n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rutei n. Also rotei, rotẹ̄. |
| Etymology | Prob. AF; cp. AF ruteison, var. of OF *ruitaison; also cp. ME rut(te n.; & cp. F (17th cent.) ruité adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In cpd.: ~ time, rutting season.
Associated quotations
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)11.329 : Resoune I seighe sothly suen alle bestes..in engendrynge of kynde, And after course of concepcioun none toke kepe of other, As whan þei hadde ryde in rotey [vr. rote] tyme.