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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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RUE, v.3 To sway or move the head or body jerkily as from drowsiness or old age (Ork. 1973 Orcadian (26 July)).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Ruean wi' sleep.
[Norw. dial. ro, to rock, swing, see saw, orig. to row (a boat), O.N. róa, to rock oneself to and fro, to row.]
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