rounde

English

Adverb

rounde (not comparable)

1. 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.

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)

1. round

Descendants

• English: round
• Geordie English: roond
• Scots: round, roond
• Yola: rent

References

• “rǒund(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.