rodde

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rode, rod, rodd

Etymology

From Old English *rodd; further provenance is uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔd/, /rɔːd/

Noun

rodde (plural roddes)

2. A wooden stick; a twig, shoot; especially for the following uses:
   1. As a staff or wand.
   2. As a crop or cane.
   3. As a fishing rod.
3. shaft, rudder
4. rod, pole (measurement)
5. square rod (measurement)

Descendants

• English: rod
• Scots: rod, rodd
• Yola: rade

References

• “rod(de, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rodde

1. simple past of ro

Swedish

Verb

rodde

1. past indicative of ro

Anagrams

• eddor