name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
rood
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹuːd/
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rhymes with -uːd
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homophone: rude
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CMU ARPABET: R UW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An area of sixty-four square yards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Chester
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noun
Meaning 5
A measure of five and a half yards in length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
The human face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 7
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crucifix, rood-tree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Cross
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: kruis — crucifix
- Finnish: krusifiksi — crucifix
- Macedonian: распе́тие (raspétie) — crucifix
- Vietnamese: Thánh Giá — crucifix
- French: vergée — quarter of an acre
- Irish: ród — quarter of an acre
- Māori: rūri — quarter of an acre
- Norman: pèrque — quarter of an acre