recous1 (c.1290)

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recous1 (c.1290)

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[ FEW: *10,130a raucus; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,489a rauque; TL: ; DEAF:  rauc (*); DMF:  rauque; TLF:  rauque; OED:  raucous a.; MED: ; DMLBS: 2662c raucus ]
retous,  rotous  791 (var. C)  

The -t- spelling is presumably a scribal error, possibly by confusion with riotous.

a.

1soundorn. (of the cry of a bird) raucous, strident
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Le chaunt de kokel (M.E. kockou) est recous (var. (T: s.xivin) ryotous), E si n'est guers delicious  797
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Le chant de cocoil est bien retous (M.E. hors)  (O) 337
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