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roignus (s.xii1/3)

The form rongnos is a cross reference to the following entry:

roignus (s.xii1/3)

reygnous,  reynous,  rognos,  rognous,  roigneus,  roignous,  roinnous,  roinous,  roinus,  rongnos,  royngnus,  roynnous,  roynous,  roynouus;  ruignous,  ruignus,  ruinnos,  ruinos,  ruinus  (raingnus,  raungeous  Stats ii 259)  
  FEW:  *ronea 10,469b Gdf: GdfC:  rogneux 10,582b TL: roignos 8,1410 DEAF:  roigne (roignos)  DMF:  rogneux 1  TLF: OED:  roinous a.  / roynish a.  MED:  roinous(e a.  DMLBS:

The sense ‘(metal) rusty, stained with corrosion’ is unique to Fouke ants, with the adjective normally referring to a state of the skin, now used, with a transference of sense, to the surface of metal armour or weapons. As an alternative interpretation, the adjective may also be considered a form of ruinus1 (‘ruined, dilapidated, in a state of decay or disrepair’), which is usually used for buildings or constructions. Both interpretations are possible (albeit with a transference of sense), but the attested forms are closer to roignus than to ruinus1. The two Fouke ants attestations may also be corruptions of the adjective *ruilous, otherwise not attested in Anglo-Norman, but related to the ruil1 (‘rust’) word family, and present in Continental French as rouilleux (cf. Godefroy rouilleus 7,247c). However, confusion between l and gn seems unlikely.

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a.

pathol.suffering from sores, scabs or ulcers on the skin
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Mieux valt cul ruinus, que chief teinus  Prov Serl2 5.61
( MS: s.xiiim )  me trest, tute ruignuse, morvuse e maubaillie de tutes parz de cele prisun  A-N Piety 270
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Lé buches baysa despitouses E lé mayns mut royngnuses  S Fran ANTS 372
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Femme ad la cou roynouus  (M.E. Woman hath the wriste scabbut)  Nominale 205
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  je comence a estre roignous, et tout le corps me mange  Man lang1 86
( 1429 )  les ditz forest et hundredes sount paiis bien large et de raungeous poeple et biens pres adjoignantz a Gales  Stats ii 259
pathol.zool.mammals(of sheep) mangy, scabby, suffering from sores, scabs or ulcers on the skin
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Les berbiz lait asez avront; Ne mais ruinuses (var. (C: s.xiiim-2) rognouses;  (D: 1276-77) rongnoses) ne seront  Lapid 60.782
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Et si homme en (=of Galactites) fet pudre et l'em la seme al toit de berbiz pur ke il soyt nettoiés, les berbiz en sunt meuz leiteres et si ne serrunt ja puys raingnuses  Lapid 135.xxxii.7-8
( c.1378; MS: s.xivex )  sicomme ly berbis ruignous  GOWER Mirour 9262
metalrusty, stained with corrosion
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  trova en la sale un viel roynous haubert  Fouke ANTS 12.8
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Joce quida qu'il fust borgeis, quar borgeys relement ont vestu les armes, e ceus qe l'enfant avoit furent roynous e ledes  Fouke ANTS 12.31

s.

pathol.one who suffers from sores, scabs or ulcers on the skin
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  car dunc n’i avroient ovre fait le povre gent, dunc n’i feroit nient Lazarus li povres, li roignous  Psalter Comment 508.208

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See also:

roigne1   roigné1  roigneson 
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