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rodde

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English *rodd; further provenance is uncertain.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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rodde

  1. simple past of ro

Swedish

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Verb

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rodde

  1. past indicative of ro

Anagrams

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