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suzruge (s.xiii2/4)
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The form susroge is a cross reference to the following entry:

suzruge (s.xiii2/4)

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sorroge,  sorruge;  souzroge,  sozroge;  susroge;  suzrouge  
  FEW:  rubeus 10,535b Gdf:  soubrouge 7,492b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  roge 1 (*)  DMF:  sous-rouge  TLF: ∅ OED:  subred a. and n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  subrubeus 3255b

The use of a sor- prefix does not imply an etymological association with sur1 (from Latin super), but is the result of a process of assimilation of the consonants b/z/s and r to rr (i.e. Latin surrubeus instead of subrubeus).

a.

colourreddish, somewhat crimson (in a variety of shades): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) l'urine [est] roge ou sorroge et si apiert moinement tenve  A-N Med i 163.1
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) s'ele est de fleume sause, si est l'orine roge ou souzroge et moinement espesse  A-N Med i 167
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) le urine ert ruge ou suzruge ou inopos  A-N Med i 227.136

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See also:

ruge  suz1 
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