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Rud(e, Ruid, n.¹ Also: rwd, rhude, ruyd, ruide, rwid, rwyd, rudd; rod(e, roid, royde, rood(e; roud(e, rohd; rid, (ride); (reid). [ME and e.m.E. rode (c1200), rod (1391), rood(e (Lydgate), OE ród a cross, a twig or rod (also measuring-rod, measure of land). Cf. Rede n.⁶As a unit of measurement, in the ME period appar. recorded only in the Latinized form roda until c1450.]

I. A cross, the religious symbol.

1. The rude, the cross on which Christ was crucified.Also without article in the phr. on rude.(1) a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 73.
& mad … in Cristis syd A slope … Vith ane scharpe spere a-pon the rud Ib. ix 177.
Jhesu Criste … That the Jowis dyd one the rude a1450 Fifteen Ois 373.
As thou that bocht me … apoun the rud c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 9/68.
To the rude thay gart him rax 1513 Doug. x Prol. 131.
Thocht thou large stremys sched apon the rude 1535 Stewart 50153.
Quhairon ane siluer image of the rude Affixit wes 1551 Hamilton Cat. 209.
Ruid 15.. Clar. iii 766.
For love of him that stervit on the rude 1590–1 Crim. Trials I ii 237.
The samin blude, That reikit owre the ruithfull rwid a1605 Montg. Devot. P. iii 41.
When he wes rent vpon the rude, He boght belevers with his blude(2) 1375 Barb. xii 256 n.
That happyn thaim … That deyt on roid a1400 Leg. S. xlvi 278.
Thu seruis hyme nocht that deit on rud c1409-1436 Kingis Q. § 139.
Be him that starf on rude a1450 Fifteen Ois 310.
As a fagit … thow hang on rud anerly c1475 Wall. ix 151.
‘Mercy,’ he said, ‘for him that deit on rud’ ?a1500 Coldstream Chart. 44.
Lord has thow was don on rud c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 18/103.
Quhois blude on rude for me ran reid Ib. (STS) lxx 25. 1513 Doug. xi Prol. 108.
Thynk quhou thy Lord for thé on rude was rent c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 458.
Als I thé pray that for me deit on rude

b. The takine of the rude, the sign of the cross. a1400 Leg. S. xxxii 18.
The takine of the rud He mad on hyme

c. As an object of invocation or devotion, also ? with reference to its central role in the crucifixion of Christ, as a symbol of Christianity and man's salvation.To win the rude, to gain salvation.(1) 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2070.
I pray to the rude 15.. Lichtoun Dreme 88 (M).
God and the rude mot turne it all to gude(2) 15.. Dunb. App. ii 52.
To win the rude Thow mon be bwreit in thy hude

d. In asseverations, be the rud, (be) rude and raip (cf. 7 below; the ambiguity may be deliberate.(1) c1450-2 Howlat 94 (A).
Be the rud, I am richt rad For to behald ȝour halynes a1500 Henr. Robene & M. 9. a1540 Freiris Berw. 302 (B). 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1575.
Now be the rude Ȝour counsall is baith hailsum, wise and gude(2) c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 169/56.
The smyth swoir, Be rude and raip, In till a gallowis mot I gaip [etc.] a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 884 (Wr.).
Then Will … Ran ramping, swearing, rude and rape

e. In adjurations, for (be) the … rude, also possess., in the rudd name, etc. a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 124.
For the gude rude! 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4657.
I hecht be the rude, Do ȝe not sa, I sall se ȝour hart bludepossess. a1500 Rauf C. 45.
For the rude lufe c1500-50 Pleugh-Song in Tools & Tillage I iii 178/2.
Nou in the rudd name Call aboutIb. 178/1.
In the roods name

f. As the name, or an element in the name, of a chapel, church or other religious foundation. 1525 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 222.
Chaplane of the place and kirk of the Rude of the Grenesyde 1578 Edinb. Test. VI 82.
To the beting & reparatioun of the Rude almous hous 1588 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 532.
Tennent of the lands of the Rwid of the Grenesyde 1632 Lanark B. Rec. 326.
The alterage callit the Ruid, Halybluid and Lady in Lanerke

2. The Haly Rude. a. = 1 c above. b. = 1 f above. c. attrib.See Haly rud(e n. for further examples, also 3 a below.a. 1511 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 108.
The Halie Rud conserue in prosperite your lordschipes noble lordschipeb. 1543 Aberd. B. Rec. I 190.
To thair lowyt seruitour, … thair cheplanre, and altar of the haly ruid 1618 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 184.
The chaplanrie callit the halye rude … in the nether kirkyairdc. 1596 Dalr. I 16/8.
Beutiful … monasteries, Aberbroth, … the Haly Rud house in Edinburghe

3. ellipt. a. An altar, chapel, church, etc. of the Holy Rood. Cf. 1 f and 2 b above. b. The revenues or endowments of one of these. 1459 Peebles B. Rec. I 134.
Sir Adem … seruande to the Rude seruice … sayde thai iiij s. of anwell was the Rudis and nocht our Ladis that wrangwysly thai war withhaldyn fra the Rude be our Lady seruandis 1461 Ib. 142.
The curt … awardyt at that forsaid land was in the Rudis hand for faut of the anuelis payin 1501 Reg. Privy S. I 105/2.
Robert Cokburn, Dene of the Roud in Rowane 1508 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 356.
To the Chaplane of the Rude and our Lady situat at the hee altar

4. A crucifix.The Rude (of Crail), an object of veneration in pre-Reformation times. For some discussion, see E. Beveridge Churchyard Memorials of Crail (Edinburgh, 1893) 25 (also 55).(1) 1291 Acts I 6.
Crux que uocatur la blak Rode 1494 Peebles B. Rec. I 195.
x s. gevyn to the apperyling of the rud in the He Kirk 1567 G. Ball. 194.
Ȝour relykis and ȝour ruddis(2) 1501 Treas. Acc. II 65.
ij½ elne satin crammesy to be ane cote to the Rude in Carale c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2386.
Sum, in hope to gett thare haill, Rynnis to the auld Rude of Kerrail a1578 Pitsc. II 151/24.
The congregatioun … come … to Carraill and caist doun the imagis and allter thairof, and brunt the rude quhilk was ane great idoll, and abussit all men and wemen baitht witht pillgramage

5. attrib. and comb. in senses 1 and 3 above.Rude service, rude alterage, the revenues or endowments of a rood altar, chapel, etc. See also 3 b above.Rude land, rude acre, land belonging to and providing revenue for the rood altar, etc. (In the quot. for 1461 in (4) below rud (land) may perhaps be an instance of 9 (3) below). See also 14 below.(1) c1420 Wynt. vii 360.
Saynt Margretys body a hundyr yhere Lay befor the rwd awtere 1472 Aberd. B. Rec. I 31.
Quhilk … pencioun … togiddre with the rude altar, the forsaid Schir Andro sal hafe and joise for all the time of his life, he makand … gude service tharfor 1475 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II 333.
The chaplanis of the rude altar 1498 Acta Conc. II 213.
Schir Henry Moncur, chapellan of the rude alter within the paroch kirk of Dunde c1500 Coll. St. Salvator 153.
Red chamlat … for the rud altar 1506 Treas. Acc. III 280.
The kingis offerand in Quhithirn at the rude altair … in the utir kyrk 1555 Crail Ch. Reg. 65.
To the rude altere ane syluer chaleis 1556 Aberd. B. Rec. I 296.
The ruid alter in the organ loft 1560 Peebles B. Rec. I 272 (see (4) below). 1609 Reg. Great S. 31/1.
Ladie-altar, Rude-altar et Sanct-Sebastianis-altar 1614 Ayr B. Acc. 56.
The annuellis of the rude altar, xiij li. iij s. viij d. 1614 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 111.
Sumtyme pertening to the rude altar of Air — 1507 Treas. Acc. IV 34.
To the kingis offerand in the Rude Chapell, betuix Lestalrig and Leith(2) 1489 Treas. Acc. I 112.
To the rud lycht, a demy 1505–6 Prestwick B. Rec. 39.
iij d. of annuell ȝerle acht to the rud licht 1511 Treas. Acc. IV 175.
Offerit to the rud licht in Halirudhouse, xiiij s.(3) 1459 Peebles B. Rec. I 134.
Sir Adem Fosster seruande to the rude seruice Ib. 135.
The sayd doussane … fand the forsayd iiij s. worth of anwel the rudis, and to gang to the rude seruice 1474 Ib. 172.
The nychtburis … has grantyt … the rud seruis in Sant Andros kyrk to … Sir William 1523 Wigtown B. Ct. fol. 146b.
The quhilk was ordanit to be pa[it] for the rud seruice 1527 Rankin St. A. Ch. 133.
Patronis to the service or altarage callit the rude service 1549 Soc. Ant. XI 92, 93.
The pvir auld preist Schir Thomas Cormaksone to be restorit to his dwittie of his ruid seruice of the kirk of Wyk … and it is beleuit the said pvir preist be colationat of the said ruid seruice be presentatioune of the parrochinaris — 1527–8 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 96.
This inquest delayis the service of the rud alteraigis quhill Fryday next to cum(4) 1461 Peebles B. Rec. I 142.
Comperyt … Sir Adam … kepar to the rud seruis … and askyt auard of that forsaid rud land and than the curt … awardyt at that forsaid land was in the rudis hand for faut of the anuelis payin 1558 Old Dundee II 25 (see (7) below). 1560 Peebles B. Rec. I 272.
The … patrones of the rude altare with consent of … [the] chaplane thairof [hes set] the rude acre in fewferme to Gilbert Hay payand thairfore yerelie to the said chaplane and his successouris [etc.] 1603 Old Dundee I 337.
The feu-mail … quhilk he is haldin to pay to the master of the hospital furth of his tenement callit the ruid land(5) 1542 Reg. Privy S. II 712/1.
The gift of the … patronage of Sanct Nicholace altare within the parroche kirk of Perth, and rude messis within the samyn(6) 1535 Soc. Ant. II 402.
Sir Patrick Mawchlyn rud preist 1548 Banff Ann. I 30. 1618 Sc. Ant. XI 21.
Umquhill Sir Robert Meldrum, ruidpreist of Kinedvard(7) 1558 Old Dundee II 25.
The mortifications and evidents of the Ruid Chaplainry lying in the common kist … the land callit the ruid land lying at the sea side near by the windmill(8) 1520 Stirling B. Rec. I 3.
Under the pane of viij s. to the rud wark — 1525 Wigtown B. Ct. fol. 159b.
vi crounis oft scolage siluer … and xx^ti d. of ruyd fee — 1556 Stirling B. Rec. I 68.
Quhatsumevir persone being charget to gaddir with the rud brod [etc.] — 1561 Dumfries B. Ct. fol. 7b.
The streit extending to the kirk on the vest part the rud place on the northt part

II. 6. As a linear measure.Appar. = 6 linear ells. 1360 Reg. Episc. Morav. 304.]
[Unam peciam terre continentem in fronte tres rodas et dimidiam a1500 Rauf C. 861.
The lenth of ane rude braid he gart him remufe 1509–10 Edinb. B. Rec. I 126.
It contenis … twa rudes and ane half rude and v feet of mesure in breide 1578 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 78.
Extending to four ruids in lenth and four ruids in breid 1592 Burntisland B. Ct. 20 Oct.
Beand the space off thre rudis and fywe wlnis and thre futt in breid 1599 Reg. Great S. 285/1.
Ane uthir cairne distant 40 ruiddis at the leist in lenth from the hiest full sea

7. Only in the phr. rude and rape (rope): A measuring (?) rod 6 ells in length (as also, appar., was the rope). 1537–8 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 152.
To met and messur thair saidis landis be ruyd [ed. rynd] and raip 1553 Dundee B. Ct. II fol. 251 (27 Sept.).
He suld have the saidis twa ȝairdis met till hym be rude & raip 1564 Riddell Tracts 101.
That all woddis of the propirte of the said nyne merk land be dewidit be rude and raip, met and mesoure, siclik as the mos and medois or be aikeris, half aikeris, ruidis, or half ruidis 1592–3 Reg. Privy C. V 57.
The boundis of Pilmure … sould be sett out in aiker daill be ruid and raip 1607 Inverness Rec. II 50.
Rid 1650 Strathbogie Presb. 137.
And ther measured vith rood and roap the forsaid old gleib 1670 Dunkeld Presb. II 489.
He sould mett and measure with rood and rope, as use is, tuo aikers of land

8. As a unit of measurement of area; specif. Of the superficial area of land. a. Forty square falls (Fall n.¹ 2); a quarter of an acre. b. Six superficial (or thirty-six square) ells; a superficial fall. See esp. the quot. f. Skene below. Also const. a (the, a number of) rude of(f (the) land. Also rodefall. Cf. Rod n.² 5. 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Particata.
Twa [kinds of rood are in use] quhairof the ane is proper, the vther improper. The ruid properly is ane superficiall fall, and conteinis threttie sex squair elnes … The vther vulgare and improper ruide of lande conteinis fourtie of thir former ruides, or superficiall fallis, and is the quarter of ane aiker of landea., b. (1) 14.. Acts I 387/1.
The aker sall contene four rude the rude xl fallis The fall sall hald vj ellis 1437 Reg. Dunferm. 285.
The qwilk land … is of quantite tua acris thre rudis and fyften fallis in the hale 1511 Prestwick B. Rec. 42.
Tua rod of mos … liand between a partik of mos of sextene fut … & a partik of mos of tua rud 1516 Reg. Cupar A. I 291.
The croft … extends to thre acris and iij rudis 1559 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 67.
Thay fand be thair metting bot thre akyrs thre ruyd ane fa and ane quartar fa 1560 Dumfries B. Ct. fol. 234.
& vther men vantts ane rud or half rud of his akcar 1576 Old Ross-shire II 59.
Ane croft of ane rud & ane half 1627 Rep. Parishes 142.
Ane yaird … in quantatie of tua ruidis 1642 Rothesay B. Rec. 954.
The croaft upe the toune … v rude 7 pairt rude 1696 Donaldson Husbandry 46.
Three of our aikers make near a rood more than four English aikers(2) 14.. Acts I 387/2.
The rude off lande in baronyis sal conten vj elne, that is to say xviij fut off a mydlyn mane. The rude off the land in the burghe mesurit off a midlyng mane sal be xx fut 1431 Liber Melros 524.
A rig of a rude of land 1509 Prestwick B. Rec. 41.
Ane tenement … extending to v rud & half ane rud of land, forland & bakland c1575 Balfour Pract. 440.
The rude of land within burgh sould contene twentie ane fute and the rude of land without burgh sould contene the mesour of sax elnis [etc.] 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. (Latin) i 123 marg.
Al. particatam. i. certam terræ mensuram quæ vulgo dicitur ane ruid of land 1624 Huntar Weights & Measures 6.
A rood of land containes 240 ells of measure: but a roode of worke, wrought by masons or sclaiters, containes but 36 ells: … a roode of land within burgh, is esteemed of old to bee 20 foote: that is, 5 foote in length, and 4 foote in breadth 1685 Paterson Sc. Arithm. 6.(3) c1300 Liber Dryburgh 250.
Una acra terre et quatuor rodefallys in Sawelton

c. Rude of warke, a stretch of mason- or other work, of the same dimensions as in b above. 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Particata.
To this [superficial] fall the little ruid, or ruid of warke, or of buirdes, or of maisone or sklait warke, is equal, quhilk is maist properly the ruid 1624 Huntar Weights & Measures 6 (see a, b (2) above). 1686 Mackenzie Observ. (1687) 122.
A rood of work … contains but thirty six ells, that is, if any piece of work be found to be eighteen ells in length and two ells in breadth, it makes a rood. Twelve ells in length and three ells in breadth is a rood [etc.]

d. attrib. in rude rig, ? a ‘rig’ one rood in area. 1568–9 Prot. Bk. Thomas Johnsoun 111.
[The reversion of the] rood rigs [called the] Plum — 1626 Retours I Inq. Spec. Lanark (156).
1 particata terrae nuncupata ane ruid rig 1630 Ib. Haddington (131).
1 riga lie rudrig in Nunsyde 1646 Ib. Banff (84).
Et ruid terrae vocato ruidrig

e. The rood of land taken as the basis for assessing services required of, or payments due by, its proprietor. 14.. Acts I 21/2.
That ilke burges sall geyff to the kyng for his borowage at he deffendis for ilke rud of land v d. be yhere Ib. 30/2.
Na man may be the kyngis burges bot gif he may do service to the kyng of als mekyl as fallys til ane rude of lande at the leste 1467 Newburgh B. Ct. fol. 20b.
Ilk r[u]d suld gyff ane halpenny to the ȝettis menden 1608 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 63.
Thai refuise to pay the ferme thairof … , ane ruid reknit to tua pekis beir 1615 Inverurie 197.
Whatsomever person bringis not in ther kirk hedder, according to fyve thraive ilk twall ruids 1667–70 Lauder Jrnl. 195.
Its set out to them by ruides, each ruid payes a shilling of few duetie 1697 Glasgow Stent Bk. 92.
Walter Wadrop in Gallowmuir tuo rudes extends to ane boll is four s.

9. A piece of land (also, once, of the crop grown thereon) identified by the statement of its area in terms of roods and multiples or fractions of a rood.sing., uninfl. pl., and pl.Also, with omission of of.(1) sing. 1417 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 249.
A rude of land liand … betuix the land of Robyne … & the land of Edward 1433 Liber Coll. Glasg. 166.
A rud of land lyand in the gat at strekis fra the Merkat Cors tyll the He Kyrk of Glasgu 1561–2 Inverness Rec. I 73.
To resaue Jame Gollan to his fredome quhen he gettis ane fre rud of land 1588 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 15 Nov.
Ane rud of land extendand to ane firlot bere sawin callit Hedrige 1642 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 98.
Ane rude of pendickle land 1658 Retours II Inq. Spec. Perth (664).
2 aikers and halfe rud of land of the burghe of Kethick(b) 1470 Prestwick B. Rec. 9.
A rode of land liand next the venale(c) 1484–5 Prestwick B. Rec. 30.
Sir William Pethede … resignit … a royde of lande(d) 1557–8 Inverness Rec. I 16.
Ane peace of ane roud of land lyand in the est gait(e) 1572–3 Inverness Rec. I 225.
Ane ruide of burrow land 1612 Prot. Bk. W. Leslie 5b.
Ane ruid of land lyand in the see ruidis(f) 1700 Corshill Baron Ct. 197.
Ane rood of beirlanduninfl. pl. 1417 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 249.
Fyve rude of land liand … enentis the bogside 1531 Glasgow Prot. IV 33.
George Bwrell gaef staet off twa ruid of land in foyrfrownt 1572 Prot. Bk. W. Cumming 161b.
Twa rud of land … to be haldyn in burgage 1678 Corshill Baron Ct. 147.
Three rood bait [= less] nyn fall of land tileing 1680 Cunningham Diary 124.
For the rent of three rood of landpl. 1424 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 96.
Auchtene rudis of lande … to me pertenand 1460 Newburgh B. Ct. fol. 2b.
The … balȝeis … gaf sessyng frely & frankly off ii rudis of land 1489 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 17.
v rudis of land … qwhilk Marione Thomsone lewit to the morne mes for hir sall 1497–8 Acta Conc. II 140.
xij rudis of landis liand in the burow rudis of Montrose 1562 Dumfries B. Ct. fol. 145.
The sewin of thre ruds of aitts land 1569–70 Inverness Rec. I 183.
Fyve ruidis feyld land 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I 30.
In all and haill the ruids and ackeris of land that pertenit to the said … friers 1652 Retours I Inq. Spec. Fife (798).
5 aikers and 2 ruids of arrable land lyand amongst the aikers of the pryorie of Sanct Androis 1698 Hector Renfrewshire Rec. II 242.(2) 1583 Brechin Test. I 77.
Tua rud of kaill price of the rude xl s.(3) 1596 Paisley B. Rec. 187.
The fyve ruids comoun-land lyand discontigue 1604 Inverness Rec. II 23.
Ane ruid burru biggit land lyand bevest the vatter of Ness 1605–19 Paisley B. Rec. 135.
The ruid land in Priorscroft … occupeit be Jonet Alexander 1632 Dumbarton B. Rec. 38.
And ae ruid land to be ropit also 1653 Retours I Inq. Spec. Fife (816).
Ane acker and rud land neir the cittie of St. Androis

b. A space roughly equivalent to a rood in area. c1475 Wall. vii 826.
Wallace … Romde him about a large rude and mar

10. A plot of land measuring (? orig.) one rood in area.In at least some instances, interchangeable with Rig n. 5.In pl., sometimes coll. in generalised sense = (the) lands (of a particular place). Also sometimes put for Burrow rudis, see 11 below.Cut, or lang, rude, see Cut ppl. adj. and Lang adj.¹ 2.(1) 1462 Ayr B. Ct. 2 Nov.
The comite has granttit to James Bron betuex his tenement … & the se gate a rude marsant the brede of his awin rude 1470 Prestwick B. Rec. 1.
Ane enquest to pas and … diliuer quhow mony rodis and quha in stat of thaim Ib. 5.
Anext that rud Jok Wndirwod 1490 Foulis Chart. MS (Reg. H.) 4 Dec.
vj roude in a feilde callit Pedglessie 1527 Wigtown B. Ct. fol. 203b.
Ruyd 1550 in Murray Early B. Organ. I 88.
[Infeft in] five roods or rigs of land in the Pavillioun Croft 1573 Davidson Sat. P. xlii 375.
Lat … the Counsell … se Gif thir places weill gydit be, And not abusit with waist rudis, That dois nathing bot spendis thai gudis 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 38.
Few maill of his rude 1587 St. A. Test. II 80.
In caill plantis presentlie growand in his ȝairdis and rudis estimeit to x lib. 1642 Rothesay B. Rec. 945.
Ane rude callit M'Onlais land Ib. 946.
His tenement with the bak rude 1656 Retours II Inq. Spec. Wigton (133).
And ane rud and tenement in Stranrawer, within the pareoche of Stranrawer 1667 Rec. Old Aberd. I 110.
A … rentall of the rigs and ruides of land in old Aberdeene 1669 Glasgow Chart. II 177.
Passages, calssis, aikers, roods, louchs [etc.] 1695 Lindores A. 507.
Hellen Philp for the tenement & ruds lyferented be her(2) 1547 Prot. Bk. Sir Wm. Corbet 8.
And syne … to the west nwik of the rwddis and southwart … to the Hauseheilburn 1581 Reg. Privy C. III 380.
The landis of Humbyes, … aikers of Kingorne, Wodfeild, and the ruidis of Kingorne, Abirdoure, and Pittadie 1585 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 206.
Ilk … possessour of the skairis of land of the … lands beneth the toun and ruds sall pey [etc.] 1588–9 Glasgow B. Rec. I 131.
The mesuring and stobing of the rudis of the West Porte sett furth … to Robert Chirneside … it sall nocht be lesum to him … to big ony laiche windois within his said rudis 1607 Inverurie 191.
The twa pairt to be raisit aff the ruids and the threid aff the common lands 1623 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 289.
Ane half land in the Dowcroft and ruidis a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 263.
Burrowfeeld land or ruids quhilk ar a part of the commonty of the brugh fall not in nonentrye 1633 Retours I Inq. Spec. Kincardine (62).
Particatarum lie ruidis de Innerbervie 1633 (1677) Aberd. Council Lett. VI 88.
The rudes of the oldtoun dischairged because renunced 1681 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 114.
The housses and aikers in Kirkintilloch ruds(3) 1531 Glasgow Prot. IV 40.
Twa cwtt rudis of land 1550 Ib. I 14. — 1587 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 20 May.
The hous-croift, quhilkis is the ane croift in lang ruddis 1610 Inverurie 195.
Ordeinit a taxation of three pennies be taken upo ilk lang ruid in Inverurie 1632 Cullen B. Rec. MS 6 June.
Ane croft at the hend of the lang ruddis, occupeit be Johne Hempseid

11. As the second element of a compound in: a. Burrow rudis, also Borow ruidis, q.v. for further examples. b. Barron-rudis, ? barony roods. Cf. the quot. f. Acts I under 8 a, b (2) above.a. 1501 Acta Conc. III 121.
The borow rudis of Fyve 1532 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 123.
All tenementis and landis within our borrow rudis 1543 Reg. Privy S. III 49/2.
Infeft be umquhill King Robert the Bruce of the burrow rudis of the burgh of Culane 1577 Glasgow B. Rec. I 63.
Burro rudis 1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv 252.
Nocht verie riche in worldlie guddis, Save tuo pure aikers of borrow ruddis 1605 Peebles B. Rec. I 357.
That nane … carie ane suord heirefter within the burgh ruddis 1613 Retours II Inq. Spec. Aberdeen (584).
Burgo de Newburgh, cum toftis, croftis et burrow ruiddis 1656 Ib. Kincardine (90).
Burro ruds 1667 Aberd. Council Lett. IV 305.
Burrow reids 1685 Banff Field C. (1905–6) 70.
Borrow rhudesb. 1695 Retours I Inq. Spec. Dumfries (344).
Omnibus intra lie barron-rudes de Sanquhar

12. The quantity of work performed by a mason, slater or other tradesman or craftsman, stated in rudes (of wark) (see sense 8 c above) or Scottis rudes as the basis of remuneration.Const. freq. of the work performed or (once) of the materials used (cf. rude of burdis, etc., see sense 13 below).(1) 1532 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 58.
And the gude toun … sall content and pay to the saidis calsay makaris for ilk scottis rude, that is to say vj elnis of lenth and vj elnis of breid, xxx schillingis Scottis 1541 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 290.
For pointing and beting of the auld chalmeris … extending to vii rudis and ane half … the laich chalmeris … iii ruid and ane half ruid and viii elnis … ilk ruid pointing werk ii s. iiii d. Ib.
Ane ruid beting werk 1550 Dundee B. Ct. II fol. 6b (16 Oct.).
Jhone Jak slater actit hym that quho sone the kirk maister … requiris hym to met his rwyd of werk that he sall pay [agane] sa fer as the werk is les than the money quhilk he hes ressauit 1612 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 327.
Roud 1617 Ib. II 43.
To the sklaitter for thecking the hall being 8 ruid half ruid at 16 lib. ruid 1656 Edinb. Justices Peace 409.
For every rood of mason-work, two ells high, … ten merks Scots 1681 Highland P. I 318.
For poynting 17 rood on the old hall 1683 Banff Ann. I 162.
To build ane ruid of sufficient mason vork at the dyck 1685 Paterson Sc. Arithm. 6.
A square-fall is equal to a sclater rood of work 1694 Donaldson Cramondiana 43.
To the skleater being seuen rood three quarters £81 1696 Foulis Acc. Bk. 194.
To point my house for 1 lib. 4 sh. the ruid(2) 1460 Peebles B. Rec. I 136.
For the forsaid Thomas a rwd of cawsa or the price of a rwd makyn and that is x s. 1462 Montrose Baillie Ct. fol. 18b.
To mak fowr rude off wall four fut thyk 1496 Treas. Acc. I 302.
For theking of a rude of spule thak 1497 Ib. 368.
For ane rude of paithment in Linlithquho iij lib. 1498 Peebles B. Rec. I 198.
A rud of caussay 1517 Treas. Acc. V 121.
ij rud of lofting in David tour 1540 Edinb. Hammermen 157b.
In all necessar expensis maid be ws the massonis & writhis anentis the beggin … of xij ruidis in the park dyk 1560 Edinb. B. Rec. III 89.
The … counsall sall … pay … the sowme of foure pund ten schillingis for ilk rude bigging of the … wark Ib.
Fourtye schillingis for ilk rude of the battallrice 1627 Mylne Master Masons 76.
Tua rude and ane half of pavement 1672 Edinb. B. Rec. X 135.(3) 1691 Glasg. Univ. Mun. III 582.
To the causay layers for laying 7 rood and half rood causay … at 8 l. per rood(4) 1696 Kirkcudbr. Stewartry Ct. Rec. MS.
£12 scots for ilk ruid of sclaites worked and put on the said kirk

13. A measure of timber. Cf. sense 12 above. 1489 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 6.
A quarter rud of burdis 1503 Treas. Acc. II 273.
Payment of xxxix jestis xl pece burd tymir extending to xviij rude, ilk burd tua inch thik 1513 Ib. IV 525.
For the sawing of ane rude of lath to the luge [sc. at Linlithgow], ix s. 1547–8 Ayr B. Acc. 105. 1555–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I 178.
For ane rude … of schiptymmer to be baking to the bulwart 1559 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 357.
For sawing of fyfe rud of burdis to be bottis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Particata (see 8 c above).

III. 14. As a place-name element, chiefly in sense 10 above, but also in some instances perh. in sense 3 above.See also Rud(e adj.¹, to which some of the following may properly belong. Cf. also the place-name element rode, etc., f. OE ród a clearing.(1) ?12.. Liber Dryburgh 139.
De firma terre mee de Huntrodes apud Eccles c1350 Ib. 231.
Usque ad Rauphysrohd et sic per Rauphysrohd &c. 1413 Reg. Great S. 414/2.
De illo crofto … quod dicitur le Stokrude 1487 Reg. Episc. Glasg. 453.
De vna roda contigua terre le Cut Rude vulgariter nuncupate 1498 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 340.
Vna perticata terre le hed rude vocata 1540 Prot. Bk. J. Cristisone 71.
[One rood commonly called] handland rwyd 1615 Retours II Inq. Spec. Roxburgh (81).
Pecia terrae arabilis vocatae Fyve-rude 1645 Ib. I Inq. Spec. Aberdeen (281).
Et rudis vocatis Davachruids thrid pairt lands de Stanners(2) 1499–1500 Yester Wr. 91.
[Six rudis of land lying in Giffergait contiguous to] le rudcroft 1556 Peebles B. Rec. I 231.
To tak the haill walter fra the Walk Milne to the Rude Milne 1566–7 Reg. Privy S. V ii 327/1.
Infra libertatem australis lateris aque de Leith communiter Rudesyde nuncupati 1587–8 Reg. Great S. 497/2.
Rudaycroce 1588 Lanark B. Rec. 93.
The merche stain be souith the Rudacors 1624 Peebles B. Rec. I 412.
For tua nowe staineis to the Ride Milne 1656 Retours II Inq. Spec. Peebles (139).
With ane aiker of land callit ruidaiker