单词 | ruel |
释义 | rueln. Now rare (archaic in later use). Ivory, probably from the tusk of a walrus or narwhal; = ruel-bone n.In later (attributive) use only in the work of J. R. R. Tolkien: see note at ruel-bone n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [noun] > ivory oliphant's teethc1275 ivory-bone13.. alpes bonc1325 ivoryc1330 ruelc1330 ruel-bonec1330 c1330 (?c1300) Reinbrun (Auch.) in J. Zupitza Guy of Warwick (1891) 657 (MED) Þe walles were of cristal, Þe heling was of fin ruwal Þat schon swiþe briȝte. c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 48 (MED) Vortiger honourede..þo c knyȝtes and..ȝaf ham of golde and siluer, & so ryche rewell [v.r. Iewels], robes, [etc.]. a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien tr. Pearl in Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1975) 94 Her countenance grave for duke or earl, And her hue as rewel ivory [ME whallez bon] wan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † ruelv. Obsolete. intransitive. To fall. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] reoseeOE falleOE dreseOE afallOE yfallOE toumbe1297 ruelc1400 chop1579 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 953 (MED) Þe rayn rueled adoun, ridlande þikke, Of felle flaunkes of fyr and flakes of soufre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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