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rude (1190-93)

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

rude (1190-93)

rud; 
pl. rudez,  ruds,  rudz  
  FEW:  rudis 10,540b Gdf:  rude 7,259b GdfC:  rude 10,598c TL: rude 8,1529 DEAF:  rude  DMF:  rude  TLF:  rude  OED:  rude a. and adv.  MED:  rude a.  DMLBS:  rudis 1 2864c

a.

1rough, crude, uneven in shape
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Fauqastre le font apeler; Courvez est com fauz par semblant, Mais plus est rude e meins trenchant  Dial Greg SATF 4650
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  (J.C.'s feet) par si rudes clous estoient a la croice fermement attachez  Sz Med1 141.16
geog.(of the landscape) rugged, craggy
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Molt part ert li trubuch (=precipice) enclin [...], Haut, roiste e rude, aspre e perrous  Dial Greg SATF 6582
2ignorant, uneducated
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Qui est [...] cil fol vilain, Vil, rude, bestial, lais, nice  Dial Greg SATF 1485
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  vus avez materie de parler as lays, ja ne soent si rudz (var. (B: s.xiii2) rudez)  Mirour Egl 56.19.15
( MS: s.xivm )  (about the apostles as fishermen:) par aventure nous dioms Peres rudes, si dioms Johan ruds (M.E. bustous)  S Jer 1vb
( MS: s.xivm )  ceus que furent avant si rud[e] et si nice q’il ne savoient nule manere de lettrure devindrent si sages  A-N Piety 60
3sturdy, strong
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Mes si il (=the patient) est fors et rudes, l'en poet bien mettre la sustance  A-N Med i 229
(of a blow) violent
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Od les foreyns dunt se asemblerent E meynt rude coup [s]e donerent  S Edm Life ANTS 304
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xivm )  mais toutdis estoient mis dehors par les rudes coupes qe ceux dedeinz lour donoient  Rich I 18.19.22

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See also:

rudement  rudesce 
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