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[roigneson] (c.1300)

[roigneson] (c.1300)

rungesun  
  FEW:  *ronea *10,469a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  roigne (*)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

This hapax remains both grammatically and semantically unexplained. Its association with the *ronea word family is hypothetical, but it may represent a corruption of roignus.

a.?

pathol.mangy, scabby, having sores or ulcers on the skin 
( MS: c.1300 )  pur gutes rungesuns: Pernez brianie [sic], chersuns de ewe, [...]. Pus le quisez bien, si metez sor le mal si chald cum il purra sufrir, si garra  Pop Med 318.29

[gdw]

See also:

roigne1  roigné1  roignus 
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