ruvencel (c.1185)

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ruvencel (c.1185)

[gdw]

[ FEW: 10,530 rubens; Gdf: 7,254a rovecel; GdfC: ; TL: 8,1518 rovencel; DEAF:  rovent (rovencel); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
rovencel,  rovencele;  ruvencele,  ruvioncele  

The word is frequently read in editions as ruventel. That form may well have been influenced by the corresponding adjective ruvent. However, with the c and t often undistinguishable in medieval writing, it remains unclear whether both forms are genuinely medieval, or whether ruventel is the product of modern editorial practice.

s.

1colourblush, red cheeks
( c.1250; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Il fet le vis mult net et bel, Si volez avoir rovencel  (ed. roventel)  96
( MS: s.xivin )  Si vus volez aver ruvencele (var. (T: s.xiii2) rovencel), Fere le say bel e gentil. Vus devez reer le brasil [...]  206
colouremotionblush, flush of shame
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  Hunte en ot grant et si rovi [...] Evein veit Protheselaus, Le rovencel el vis desus  9486
2colourcosmet.rouge, red cosmetic powder or preparation to colour the cheeks
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  La decocciun de brasil frez en ceste manere: faites pudre de brasil et bulliez en vin desque il seit ruge; e puis mulliez leins leine hu cotun et friez la face quant vus volez. Ceo apelent la gent en Pulie ‘ruvencel’  549
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ki ad sa face coluré [...] De blanket ou de rovencel [...]  3345
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Pur femme pale fere colur aver: Face laver sun vis de ewe chaude e od savun, si la lest sechir. Pus si metez la rovencele  (ed. roventele) od la salive lé ou ele vodra colur aver  272.40
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Autre ad femme pale: lavez la viz od de savun o d'ewe chaud, si leschiez sechir, pus mettez rovencele  (ed. roventele) od sa salive, .iij. jours durra  ii 214.35
( MS: s.xv )  Pur femme pale aver face colour [...] pus si metez ruvioncele ové sa salive la ou ele  (ms. ela) la vodera aver colour  163.E502
ruvelent  ruvent  ruvir  ruvissour  ruvur 
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