rodde

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English *rodd; further provenance is uncertain.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rodde (plural roddes)

  1. A wooden stick; a twig, shoot; especially for the following uses:
    1. As a staff or wand.
    2. As a crop or cane.
    3. As a fishing rod.
  2. shaft, rudder
  3. rod, pole (measurement)
  4. square rod (measurement)

Descendants[edit]

  • English: rod
  • Scots: rod, rodd
  • Yola: rade

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

rodde

  1. simple past of ro

Swedish[edit]

Verb[edit]

rodde

  1. past indicative of ro

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