rood

Meaning

1. (archaic) A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
2. A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
3. (historical) An area of sixty-four square yards.
4. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A measure of five and a half yards in length.
5. (archaic) The human face.

Synonyms

crucifix

cross

rood-tree

acre

cruciform

starfish

Translations

croce

crocifisso

vergée

haç

cruz

crucifijo

roede

crucifix

férule

الصليب

crocefisso

kruis

crucifixo

Crucifixo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹuːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rode

Inherited from Old English: rōd

Cognate with German: Rute

Cognate with Norwegian: roda

In summary

From Middle English rode, rood (“cross”), from Old English rōd (“cross”), from Proto-Germanic *rōdō, *rōdǭ (“rod, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-, *reh₁t- (“bar, beam, stem”).
Cognate with German Rute (“rod, cane, pole”), Norwegian roda (“rod”). Largely displaced by cross. More at rod.