roede

Meaning

  1. (feminine) a rod, woody branch or staff, notably as a symbol of authority
  2. (feminine) a rod, similar object in various materials (e.g. for a curtain)
  3. (feminine) a faggot, bavin or other bundle of sticks or twigs, used for making brooms or as a punitive implement
  4. (archaic,feminine,literary) a penis
  5. (dated,feminine) an are, a unit of area corresponding to 100 square metres
  6. (feminine,historical) an old unit of area varying from about 10 to 33 square metres
  7. (dated,feminine) an decametre, a unit of length corresponding to 10 metres
  8. (feminine,historical) an old unit of length varying from about 3.5 to 5.75 metres

Frequency

40k
Hyphenated as
roe‧de
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈru.də/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch roede, from Old Dutch ruoda, from Proto-Germanic *rōdō. Cognate with German Rute, Old English rōd (English rood).

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