An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 692

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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language



An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 692


ROOD GOOSE, RUDE GOOSE, the brent goose, Ross.


_Statist. Acc._


Dan. _radgaas_, Norw. _raatgaas_.


ROOF-TREE, _s._


1. The beam which forms the angle of a roof, S.


2. A toast, expressive of a wish for prosperity to ones family, S. B.


ROOK, _s._ A sort of uproar, Loth.


Germ. _ruck-en_, movere; _ruck_, impetus.


ROOK, _s._ Thick mist, S.


V. ~Rak~, _s._ 3.


~Rooky~, _adj._ Misty, S.


_Hamilton._


ROOM, _adj._ and _s._


V. ~Rowme~.


ROON, _s._ A shred.


V. ~Rund~.


_To_ ROOSE, _v. a._ To extol.


V. ~Ruse~.


_To_ ROOSE _fish_, to throw a large quant.i.ty of fish together, with salt among them; allowing them to lie in that state for some time, before curing them, S.


ROOST, _s._


1. The inner roof of a cottage, composed of spars reaching from the one wall to the other, S.


2. A garret, S. B.


Su. G. _roste_, the highest part of a building.


ROOT-HEWN, _adj._ Perverse, S. B.


Sw. _rothugg-a_, to root up.


_Ross._


_To_ ROOVE, RUVE, RUIFF, _v. a._


1. To rivet, to clinch, S.


_Acts Ja. VI._


2. To settle a point beyond the probability of alteration.


_Baillie._


Fr. _riv-er_, id.; Isl. _rauf-a_, perforare.


ROPEEN, _s._ A hoa.r.s.e cry.


V. ~Roup~.


_Complaynt S._


ROSE, _s._ The erysipelas, a disease, S.


_Buchan._


Su. G. _ros_, Germ. _rose_, id. from the colour of the eruption.


ROSEIR, _s._ A rose-bush; or arbour of roses.


Fr. _rosier_.


_Gl. Sibb._


ROSET, _s._ Rosin, S.


_Douglas._







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