rubin (s.xiii2)

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rubin (s.xiii2)

[gdw]

[ FEW: 10,535b rubeus; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,598b rubis; TL: 8,1528 rubin; DEAF:  rubi (rubin, rubine); DMF:  rubin 2; TLF: ; OED:  rubine n. and a.; MED: ; DMLBS: 2862b rubinus ]
rubine  

The sense of ‘rust, blight’ is not found anywhere else, nor has it any etymological grounding other than an association with the colour ‘red’ of runinus. The name of the disease is normally ruil1 in Anglo-Norman or rubigo in Latin (DMLBS 2862b).

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1lapid.ruby, precious stone of a deep red colour
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiiiex )  metroit le rubin fin en une sale par nuit sans lumiere  139.i.5
2bot.rust, blight, disease in plants characterized by a reddish-brown discoloration
( MS: s.xivm )  the land is degastee par eurouge, semoil de locuste, locuste et par rubine (M.E. rust) degastaunt  3rb
robete  rubi 
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