FromMiddle Dutchroede, fromOld Dutchruoda, fromProto-Germanic*rōdō. Cognate withGermanRute,Old Englishrōd (Englishrood).
roede f (pluralroedenorroedes,diminutiveroedetje n)
- arod, woody branch or staff, notably as a symbol ofauthority
- Synonyms:staf,stok,tak,telg
- a rod, similar object in various materials (e.g. for a curtain)
- Synonyms:staf,stok
- afaggot,bavin or other bundle ofsticks ortwigs, used for makingbrooms or as a punitive implement
- Synonym:tuchtroede
- (archaic and literary) apenis
- (dated) anare, a unit of area corresponding to 100square metres
- Synonyms:are,vierkantedecameter
- (historical) an old unit of area varying from about 10 to 33square metres
- (dated) adecametre, a unit of length corresponding to 10metres
- Synonym:decameter
- (historical) an old unit of length varying from about 3.5 to 5.75metres
- Negerhollands:roede
- → Virgin Islands Creole:ro(dated)
roede
- second-personpluralimperative ofroer
