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Despite a different etymology and semantic field, some spelling variants (e.g. ruelir) suggest some mixing with roeler1 (‘to roll,’ from rotella) and roiler1 (‘to roll (one’s eyes)’, from *roticulare).
1to roll up (into a cylinder or tube), make into a roll:
(
1390
)
Purveuz toutefoitz qe aprés ce qe les merchantz ont achatez les ditz draps pur amesner et les amesnent hors du roialme, les puissent tacher et rouller a lour volunté pur le plus legier cariage d'icelles
Stats ii 64
2culin.to roll out, flatten out with a rolling-pin:
(
s.xivin
)
pernez la moyté de cel past [...] e festes rouler sur une table a la graundur de vostre dei
Culinary Colls (A) 863.5
(
s.xivin
)
[...] puis roulez le (=paste) sur une table ausi tenve come perchemyn
Culinary Colls (A) 864.14
3to rub, polish, burnish:
(
1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin
)
Espees et healmes forbir, Haubers roller, espiez brunir
Rom de Rouwace ii 317.260
(
c.1185; MS: s.xiiim
)
Funt haubercs e chauces roller E heaumes e brans furber cler
IpomBFR 3167
(
s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4
)
[...] une funtaine Dunt l'ewe esteit e clere e seine. La surse esteit e nette e bele Ke rouleout cele gravele, Si fu la noise duce e sutive
Pet PletANTS 60
(
1190-1210; MS: c.1300
)
E tant halbercs virent roller E tanz beals chevals purfichier
WaldefBB 12839
♦fig.to burnish, take the edge off (i.e. to humble):
(
s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3
)
L'anme de tes enemis iert ruelee e turnee cume la pierre de funde
Liv Reis1 51.30
p.p. as a.
polished, burnished :
(
1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
[...] ke touz lor armes seient bien forbiz e roullez e bien lusanz
vegetius2 48.25
rouler1 (1160-74)