"rof" meaning in Middle English

See rof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /roːf/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hrōf, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hrōf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hrōf, {{inh+|enm|ang|hrōf}} Inherited from Old English hrōf, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hrōf}} Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*hrōfą}} Proto-Germanic *hrōfą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} rof, {{enm-noun|roves|pl2=rofes}} rof (plural roves or rofes) Forms: roves [plural], rofes [plural], roof [alternative], rooff [alternative], rouf [alternative], rofe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], roffe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], rhof [alternative, Ormulum], ruf [alternative, Northern], rufe [alternative, Northern], ruffe [alternative, Northern]
  1. A roof (top of a building):
    The outside of a roof; the rooftop.
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-CbgabXgp Categories (other): Roofing Disambiguation of Roofing: 34 34 5 12 14
  2. A roof (top of a building):
    The inside of a roof; the ceiling.
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-3veKaczW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Buildings, Roofing Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 53 3 7 20 Disambiguation of Buildings: 15 32 26 3 24 Disambiguation of Roofing: 34 34 5 12 14
  3. A house or building; an inhabited structure.
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-2s4G-V5O Categories (other): Construction Disambiguation of Construction: 22 22 40 9 6
  4. The top of the mouth; the palate.
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-9XLQ9A8s Categories (other): Anatomy, Roofing Disambiguation of Anatomy: 10 12 9 59 11 Disambiguation of Roofing: 34 34 5 12 14
  5. Any sort of cover, especially one that provides shelter.
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-3MSehRbC Categories (other): Roofing Disambiguation of Roofing: 34 34 5 12 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rofen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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