rodde
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rode, rod, rodd
Etymology
From Old English *rodd; further provenance is uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔd/
Noun
rodde (plural roddes)
- A wooden stick; a twig, shoot; especially for the following uses:
- As a staff or wand.
- As a crop or cane.
- As a fishing rod.
- shaft, rudder
- rod, pole (measurement)
- square rod (measurement)
Descendants
- English: rod
- Scots: rod, rodd
References
- “rod(de (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-04.
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
rodde
- simple past of ro
Swedish
Verb
rodde
- past tense of ro.