rood

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun representation of the cross on which Jesus died

Etymology

From Middle English rode, rood (“cross”), from Old English rōd (“cross”), from Proto-Germanic *rōdō, *rōdǭ (“rod, pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-, *reh₁t- (“bar, beam, stem”). Cognate with German Rute (“rod, cane, pole”), Norwegian roda (“rod”). Largely displaced by cross. More at rod.

In classic literature

Synonyms

crucifix, rood-tree

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