ruf1 (s.xiii2/4)
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ruf1 (s.xiii2/4)

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[gdw]

  FEW:  rufus 10,543a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  rufus 2 2866b

f. ruffe  

While f and long s may be at times hard to distinguish in medieval palaeography, there are etymological grounds for separating a lexeme ruf1 from rus1 (from rufus vs. russus).

a.

1colourred, dark orange, gold-coloured: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Les signes de peripleumonie si sont icés: la difficulté de aleiner ovesques tousse, [...] les joes rouges et les euz jaunes, l'urine ruffe ou suzruffe et espesse et bleve  i 201.77
( MS: c.1320-40 ) Ruffe colour est signe de nounsavaunce e de grant ire e de anguisse  92v
rus#1  suzruf 
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