roop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cry; shout.
  2. To roar; make a great noise.
  3. To make hoarse.
noun
  1. Hoarseness.

Pronunciation

/ɹuːp/

Word forms

roop roops rooping rooped roup

Etymology

From Middle English ropen (“to cry out”), from Old English hrōpan (“to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną (“to call, shout, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kor- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with Scots roup (“to shout, roar, cry out loudly”), Saterland Frisian roupe (“to call, shout”), Dutch roepen (“to shout, cry out”), German rufen (“to call, cry, shout”), Swedish ropa (“to call, cry out, shout”), Icelandic hrópa (“to cry out”).

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