Rulys
RULỸS
Etymology
Cf. Roll (see). Perhaps nicknames related to lit. in Germanism rùlis, rulỹs „aptukęs, nerangus žmogus ar gyvulys“ (LKŽ XI 945-946). But cf. Latin Rulle ¹, Rullis ², German. Rull ³, bRuss. Pуль ⁴.
Feminine FORMS
Rulienė / Rulytė
Pronunciation
/rʊ²ˈlʲiːs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. LAG 23, 146, 243, etc..
2. ibid., 126, 127, 139, etc..
3. J. Brechenmacher, 1963, p. 448.
4. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 354.