"rof" meaning in Middle English

See rof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /roːf/ Forms: roves [plural], rofes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hrōf}} Old English hrōf, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*hrōfą}} Proto-Germanic *hrōfą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} rof, {{enm-noun|roves|pl2=rofes}} rof (plural roves or rofes)
  1. A roof (top layer of a building):
    The outer side of a roof considered separately; the rooftop.
    Categories (topical): Roofing
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-ercYmC1C Disambiguation of Roofing: 30 18 19 5 29 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 29 8 31
  2. A roof (top layer of a building):
    The inner side of a roof considered separately; the ceiling.
    Categories (topical): Roofing
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-~rUfOt0S Disambiguation of Roofing: 30 18 19 5 29 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 29 8 31
  3. A house or building; an edifice used for inhabitance. Categories (topical): Roofing
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-BPNWwggr Disambiguation of Roofing: 30 18 19 5 29 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 29 8 31
  4. The top of the mouth; the palate. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-9XLQ9A8s Disambiguation of Anatomy: 8 7 15 53 16
  5. Any sort of cover, especially one that provides shelter. Categories (topical): Buildings, Construction, Roofing
    Sense id: en-rof-enm-noun-3MSehRbC Disambiguation of Buildings: 19 11 24 4 41 Disambiguation of Construction: 27 13 22 5 33 Disambiguation of Roofing: 30 18 19 5 29 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 29 8 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: roof, ruffe, rhof, rooff, rufe Derived forms: rofen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "word": "roof"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ruffe"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rhof"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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    "Old English adjectives",
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