reowe
.
Searchable Lemmata: reowe (OE).
Alternate Forms: reon, reowan, reowu, ruwa, ruwan, ryhae, ryhe, reo.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Textile;
tapestry or bed covering. The one described in citation 6 is of linen and is included in a will along with other expensive woven materials.(ante 900 - ante 1100)
5. & mon mot feohtan orwige, gif he gemeteð oþerne æt his æwum wife, betynedum durum oððe under anre reon, oððe æt his dehter æwum borenre oððe æt his swistær borenre oððe æt his medder ðe wære to æwum wife forgifen his fæder.
Legal.
[DOE LawAf 1 (0110 (42.7))]
6. & Eadgyfe twa mydrecan & þæraninnan hyre betsþe bedwahrift & linnenne ruwan & eal þæt bedref þe þærto gebyreð & hyre betstan dunnan tunecan & hyre beteran mentel & hyre twa treowenan gesplottude cuppan & hyre ealdan gewiredan preon is an VI mancussum.
Wills.
[DOE Ch 1539 (Whitelock 3) (0029 (69)) 900/1100]
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, native Old English word, < a germanic root meaning 'rough, hairy' (cf. German Rauchwaren 'rough wares' = 'animal furs'), cognate with Old Saxon ruwi 'furs, pelts', and the Old Norse source of Old Swedish ryia, Old Norwegian ry 'rug, blanket' (see OED rya, a twentieth-century borrowing of the Scandinavian word via Finnish); the word rug may be related.
WF:
Etym Cog: ruwa, ryha.
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