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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROOD

Old English rōd; related to Old Saxon rōda, Old Norse rōtha.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROOD

rood  [ruːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROOD

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rood is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Rood

A rood is a cross or crucifix, especially a large one in a church. Alternatively, it is a large sculpture or painting of the crucifixion of Jesus. Another Gotland rood, 13th? century Rood is an archaic word for pole, from Old English rōd "pole", specifically "cross", from Proto-Germanic *rodo, cognate to Old Saxon rōda, Old High German ruoda "rod". Rood was originally the only Old English word for the instrument of Jesus Christ's death. The words crúc and in the North cros appeared by late Old English; "crucifix" is first recorded in English in the Ancrene Wisse of about 1225. More precisely, the Rood was the True Cross, the specific wooden cross used in Christ's crucifixion. The word remains in use in some names, such as Holyrood Palace and the Old English poem The Dream of the Rood. The phrase "by the rood" was used in swearing, e.g. "No, by the rood, not so" in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In church architecture the rood, or rood cross, is a life-sized crucifix displayed on the central axis of a church, normally at the chancel arch.

Definition of rood in the English dictionary

The first definition of rood in the dictionary is a crucifix, esp one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church. Other definition of rood is the Cross on which Christ was crucified. Rood is also a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROOD


altitude
ˈæltɪˌtjuːd
attitude
ˈætɪˌtjuːd
conclude
kənˈkluːd
continued
kənˈtɪnjuːd
crude
kruːd
dude
duːd
exclude
ɪkˈskluːd
fast-food
fɑːst fuːd
food
fuːd
include
ɪnˈkluːd
latitude
ˈlætɪˌtjuːd
longitude
ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd
magnitude
ˈmæɡnɪˌtjuːd
mood
muːd
nude
njuːd
oud
uːd
rude
ruːd
seafood
ˈsiːˌfuːd
valued
ˈvæljuːd
you´d
juːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROOD

roo
roo bars
rood screen
Roodepoort
roof
roof garden
roof light
roof rack
roof space
roof terrace
roofer
roofie
roofing
roofing felt
roofless
rooflessness
rooflike
roofline
roofscape
rooftop

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROOD

blood
Bollywood
childhood
fast food
flood
for good
from the wood
good
greenwood
hardwood
Hollywood
hood
likelihood
neighborhood
neighbourhood
out of the wood
stood
the blood
understood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of rood in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROOD

Find out the translation of rood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rood from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rood» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲁德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rood
570 millions of speakers

English

rood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौथाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Руд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rood
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রুশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crucifix
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rood
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kruzifix
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rame
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây thập giá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிலுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रूड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir uzunluk ölçüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

croce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rood
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

руд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rood
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

rood
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rood
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rood
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOD»

The term «rood» is very widely used and occupies the 16.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROOD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rood» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rood» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rood

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOD»

Discover the use of rood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ritual and the Rood: Liturgical Images and the Old English ...
In bringing together these scattered witnesses to the sustained brilliance of Anglo-Saxon artistic achievement across several centuries, ?amonn ? Carrag?in has produced a study of great significance to Anglo-Saxon history.
Éamonn Ó Carragáin, 2005
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Understanding Annie Proulx
She discusses how in these works Proulx warns her readers about the dire consequences, for both the globe and those inhabiting it, of the headlong rush toward modernization.
Karen Lane Rood, 2001
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The Black Rood: The Celtic Crusades:
Set against a backdrop of the declining Holy Roman Empire and its ruinous wars with the Saracen East, this series is full of exciting drama.
Steve Lawhead, 2001
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Sculpture in Wood
The beginner will find this book opens the way to a rewarding hobby; the serious artist will be challenged by Mr. Rood's forceful ideas on art.
John Rood, 1950
5
Sculpture with a Torch
John Rood, a sculpture and former professor of art at the University of Minnesota, provides in this book a practical, how-to-do-it discussion of the technique of welded metal sculpture.
John Rood, 1963
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The Pagan-Christian Connection Exposed
The reader is invited to leave behind his modern, western Gentile mentality behind as Rood explores Scriptures from a Hebrew perspective. This is the paradigm shift for which readers have been waiting their entire lifetimes.
Michael Rood, 2013
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Thucydides : Narrative and Explanation: Narrative and ...
The book explores some techniques that have received little attention and offers new ways of reading others; it gives new insight into Thucydides' sophistication and the way he relates to his predecessors.
Tim Rood, 2004
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Old English Poetry in Medieval Christian Perspective: A ...
4. THE. DREAM. OF. THE. ROOD. Crucifixion. tree: Tree. of. Life. Introductory Remarks We have seen how antiphons appropriate to the season evoked the total concept of Incarnation/ Atonement for the composer of the Advent lyrics, who  ...
Judith N. Garde, 1991
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The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 72 1971. DREAM OF THE ROOD Als: Vercelli book I04b-6a. Pacius, A. Das heilige Kreuz. Gera 1873. With trn. Cook, A. S. The dream of the rood. Oxford 1905. Ricci, A. II sogno della Croce-Cristo. Florence 1926 ...
George Watson, 1974
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Art and Doctrine: Essays on Medieval Literature
Ill DOCTRINAL INFLUENCES ON THE DREAM OF THE ROOD THE unique quality of the treatment of the Crucifixion in the Dream of the Rood has been long admired, and memorably commented upon.1 It is unique, not only in Old English  ...
Rosemary Woolf, Heather O'Donoghue, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ed Rood Nature Photo: It's a lilly, silly
A white-tailed deer dines on the leaf of a white water lily in farm pond in southern Iowa. The leaves usually float on the water surface and are attached to long ... «Ames Tribune, Jul 15»
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Refugee advocates: 'We need a lot more lifeboats'
Rood will moderate a panel including Henny Ohr, who heads the refugee-run nonprofit EMBARC; the Rev. John Kline, from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church; ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»
3
No arrests made yet in brutal beating of Grand Junction men on 8th …
Still no arrests made in the downtown assault on 8th Street and Rood Avenue that sent two Grand Junction men to the hospital early last week. The Grand ... «KKCO-TV, Jun 15»
4
Victim hospitalized after assault in 800 block of Rood Ave.
Around 3:50 a.m. Tuesday morning, Grand Junction Police responded to an assault in the 800 block of Rood Ave. One person was taken to the hospital with ... «KKCO-TV, Jun 15»
5
Police chase in Warren ends with wrecked car, wet suspect
Police say Alexander Rood, 23, of Youngstown, was driving a stolen 2015 Hyundai Sonata and led three local police departments on a high speed chase ... «WKBN.com, May 15»
6
Pacquiao-Mayweather expected to be a knockout for Nevada …
“It's going to be a ghost town,” said Jay Rood, the vice president of race and sportsbooks for MGM Resorts International. “Probably for an hour and a half to two ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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HS roundup: Rood wins three for Marlboro on track
Cliff Rood ran to three victories to lead the Marlboro High School track and field team to a road win over Highland, 83.5-43.5, on Tuesday. Rood won the 800- ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Apr 15»
8
Haimark Names Hans Rood President
Rood most recently served as executive vice president-commercial for FleetPro Passenger Ship Management, an independent operator of cruise and river ships ... «TravelPulse, Apr 15»
9
Groupie Doll's first foal premature, under care at Rood & Riddle
Champion Groupie Doll delivered her first foal, a colt by Tapit, prematurely on March 5 and the foal is receiving care at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Wayne ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Mar 15»
10
Stanley Rood was a master auto salesman and world-class whistler
Mr. Rood's downtown Seattle Buick dealership and others like it played a vital role in society after World War II. Highway expansion and the migration of families ... «The Seattle Times, Feb 15»

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