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▪ I. † rufe, n. Obs.—1
[ad. L. rūfus.]
Rufous.
1477Norton Ordin. Alch. v. in Ashm. (1652) 56 Theis two Colours Rufe and Citrine, Be meane Colours betweene White and Red.
▪ II. † rufe, a. Sc. Obs. rare.
Also 6 ruf.
(Of doubtful origin and meaning; identity with OE. róf valiant, stout, strong, is phonetically possible.)
c1475Rauf Coilȝear 109 Ane Ryall rufe het fyre war my desyre. 15..Peebles to Play vi. in Sibbald Chron. Sc. Poet. (1802) I. 131 He cleikit up ane hie ruf sang.
▪ III. rufe
obs. or dial. form of roof. |