rood
pronunciation
How to pronounce rood in British English:
UK [ruːd]
How to pronounce rood in American English:
US [ rʊd]
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- Noun:
- representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Word Origin
- rood
- rood: see rod
- rood (n.)
- Old English rod "pole," varying from 6 to 8 yards; also "cross," especially that upon which Christ suffered; "crucifix," especially a large one; also a measure of land, properly 40 square poles or perches, from Proto-Germanic *rod- (cognates: Old Saxon ruoda "stake, pile, cross," Old Frisian rode, Middle Dutch roede, Old High German ruota, German Rute "rod"), from PIE *ret- "post" (cognates: Latin ratis "raft," retae "trees standing on the bank of a stream;" Old Church Slavonic ratiste "spear, staff;" Lithuanian rekles "scaffolding"). Probably not connected with rod.
Example
- 1. Simon rood started a security company in south africa five years ago , when rhino poaching started to increase .
- 2. According to edwin rood , global head of money markets at abn amro , there have been frequent contacts between ecb and big market participants on the liquidity situation in the market .
- 3. Ogden rood , the author of a book on color theory that greatly influenced the impressionists , is reputed to have loathed their paintings , saying " if that is all I have done for art , I wish I had never written that book ! "
- 4. The chief us negotiator , john rood , said last week that the latest sticking point was russian insistence that the new treaty cover long-range delivery systems , such as bombers and missiles , intended for conventional arms as well as nuclear warheads .
- 5. This rood is longer than that one .