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Rout, Rutt, n.⁵ Also: rute. [Cf. ON hrotgás, Norw. dial. ratgus, Dan. radgaas, the brent-goose.] The rood-goose, a species of wild goose. — 1551 Acts II 484/1.
The wylde guse of the greit bind, ij s., the claik quink and rute [41550 Reg. Privy C. I 955 rutt] the price of the peice, xviij d. 1578 J. Leslie Descr. Sc. 37.
Claik, routhurrok [read rout, hurrok], ridlaik 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 3.
Parret, ringouse, routs, whaips 16.. Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. III 99.
[In Sutherland] there is great store of … routs, whaps [etc.]