English Explanatory Dictionary

rood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
  2. A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
  3. An area of sixty-four square yards.
  4. A measure of five and a half yards in length.
  5. The human face.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ɹuːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rood.wav

Word forms

rood roods

Etymology

From Middle English rode, rood (“cross”), from Old English rōd (“cross”), from Proto-Germanic *rōdō, *rōdǭ (“rod, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-, *reh₁t- (“bar, beam, stem”). Cognate with German Rute (“rod, cane, pole”), Norwegian roda (“rod”). Largely displaced by cross. More at rod.

Synonyms

farthingdale day's work daywork farthing ferling farthingdeal farthingdole farundel yard rod Scottish rood dunam

Derived words

by the rood holy rood Holyrood rood beam Rood End rood goose rood-loft Roodmas rood screen rood-steeple rood-tree
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