A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1499, 1611
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Ruche, adj. Also: ruishe. ? Var. of Ruch adj. 1 c or 12 or Rich(e adj. 4. —1499 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II 26.
Thre ruche beddis, ij fedder beddis 1611 McKay Kilmarnock 308.
Four cushownis of carpet ruche vark; … four cuschownis of ruishe vark