rounde
English
Adverb
rounde (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of round
- 1865, James Hogg, The works of the Ettrick shepherd
- And rounde and rounde, and faster rounde / The fairye ryng theye flewe / And aye the langer that theye daunsit / The madder on fonne theye grewe.
- 1865, James Hogg, The works of the Ettrick shepherd
Anagrams
- enduro, rouned, undoer
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rond, round
Etymology
From Old French reont, from Late Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruːnd/
Noun
rounde (plural roundes)
- round
Descendants
- English: round
- Scots: roond
- Yola: rent
References
- “rǒund(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.