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† Ruffinn.1 Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Rufon-, Rufo, Ruffon-, Ruffo. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Rufon-, Rufo (also Ruffon-, Ruffo; 10th cent. or earlier), the name (of uncertain origin) of a demon said to have been sent in the likeness of a dragon to devour St Margaret of Antioch in accounts of her life (compare early quots. at sense 1), with alteration of the ending perhaps after Middle English pet forms of male forenames in -in (as e.g. Robin (see robin n.1), Dobbin (see dobbin n.), etc.). Compare (as the name of this demon in versions of the legend) Anglo-Norman Ruffon (early 12th cent.) and Old English Hrufum , Ruffus , and (reflecting the Latin accusative form) Rufonem (compare quots. OE, lOE at sense 1). Compare also ruffy n.1In β. forms by association with ruffian n. (see discussion and compare β. forms at that entry). Sense 2 could alternatively be interpreted as an extended sense of ruffian n. (compare forms at that entry), developed as a result of semantic influence of examples at sense 1. Obsolete. the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > specific names of OE (Tiber.) (1994) 124 Ic sende to þe Hrufum [L. Rufonem], minne broþur, on dracan gelicnesse, to þam þæt he þe forswulge. lOE (Corpus Cambr.) (1994) 162 Ic minne broþor Rufonem to þe gesænde on dracan gelice, þæt he sceolde þe fordon.] c1225 (?c1200) (Bodl.) (1934) 30 Þu..art mi broðeres bone, Rufines [c1225 Royal Ruffines; L. Rufonem], þe rehe[st] & te read-wisest of all þeo in helle. a1275 St. Margaret (Trin. Cambr.) l. 197 in A. S. M. Clark (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Michigan) (1972) 67 Ruffin [L. Rufonem] was my broþer, þat tou here sclowe. c1426 J. Audelay (1931) 75 So hard Rofyn rogud his rolle Þat he smot with his choule Aȝayns the marbys stone. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun (Nero) v. l. 3715 Þan Rufyne, his famylier,..Sperit þe causse of his langour. 1591 (?a1425) Moses & the Law (Huntington) in R. M. Lumiansky & D. Mill (1974) I. 87 I have godes wonder fell; both Ruffyn and Reynell will worke right as I them tell. 1600 (?a1425) (Harl. 2013) 11 Ruffyn [1607 MS. Harl. 2124 ruffian]..loke that thou keepe mankinde from blesse that I and my fellowes fell downe for aye. the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] α. 1608 T. Dekker sig. C2 The Ruffin cly the nab of the Harman beck. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Beggers Bush iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher (1647) sig. Ll4/1 And let the Quire Cuffin: And Herman Beck strine, and trine to the Ruffin. 1652 R. Brome ii. sig. F3v I sweare by the Ruffin, That we are assaulted by a quire Cuffin. 1673 R. Head 20 Wapping thou I know dost love, Else the Ruffin cly thee Mort. 1785 F. Grose Ruffin, the devil; may the ruffin nab the cuffin queer..may the devil take the justice. 1922 J. Joyce ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 405 The ruffin cly the nab of Stephen Hand as give me the lady coppaleen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † ruffinn.2Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ruffe n. Etymology: Apparently < ruffe n., with alteration of the ending perhaps after either Ruffin n.1 or β. forms at ruffian n. and adj. Obsolete. rare. the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > philomachus pugnax (ruff) 1596 E. Spenser iv. xi. sig. L3 Yar..Brought a present ioyfully Of his owne fish..Whose like none else could shew, the which they Ruffins call. View more context for this quotation 1610 W. Folkingham iv. iii. 83 Dace, Roach, Ruffin, Eeles. 1854 C. J. Palmer in H. Manship 305 The ruffin is a species of perch (Perca cernua,) having a remarkable line drawn down the back, the tail and fins being spotted black. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2019). <  n.1c1225n.21596 |