"ro" meaning in Middle English

See ro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rɔː/, /rɑː/ (note: early), /raː/ [Northern] Forms: ros [plural], ron [plural]
Etymology: From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|rā}} Old English rā, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*raihō}} Proto-West Germanic *raihō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*raihô}} Proto-Germanic *raihô Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ro, {{enm-noun|pl=ros|pl2=ron}} ro (plural ros or ron)
  1. A roe deer (kind of deer)
    Sense id: en-ro-enm-noun-enm:roe_deer
  2. (rare) The hide of a roe deer. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-ro-enm-noun-pyc8vKzA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roo, ra, raa, roa Derived forms: roobukke
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /roː/, /rɔu̯/
Etymology: From Old English rō, rōw, from Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”). Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*h₁reh₁-}}, {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|enm|ang|rō}} Old English rō, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*rōu|t=calm, rest}} Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ro, {{enm-noun|-}} ro (uncountable)
  1. Peacefulness, serenity, restfulness. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cervids Synonyms: rowe, rou
    Sense id: en-ro-enm-noun-enm:serenity Disambiguation of Cervids: 10 9 82 Categories (other): Pages with 29 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 29 entries: 3 3 1 2 1 1 14 9 2 3 9 2 14 6 2 9 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 1 1 0 0 17 11 1 2 11 1 17 7 2 10 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roo
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, *raih, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”).",
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    {
      "form": "ros",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
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        "(rare) The hide of a roe deer."
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      "ipa": "/rɔː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/rɑː/",
      "note": "early"
    },
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      "ipa": "/raː/",
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        "Northern"
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        },
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          "word": "rou"
        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/roː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/rɔu̯/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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    },
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        "The hide of a roe deer."
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        "(rare) The hide of a roe deer."
      ],
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        "rare"
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      "ipa": "/rɔː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/rɑː/",
      "note": "early"
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    },
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      "word": "ra"
    },
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      "word": "raa"
    },
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      "word": "roa"
    }
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      "ipa": "/rɔu̯/"
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    {
      "word": "roo"
    },
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      "word": "rowe"
    },
    {
      "word": "rou"
    }
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}

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