roes

See also: Roes, ROEs, roés, and rös

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

roes

  1. plural of roe

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Etymology uncertain. Earliest documentation with its current meaning from 1622. Van der Sijs claims it's a loanword from Low German, whereas de Vries claims it's related to Middle Dutch rūsen (causing commotion), from which also stems geroezemoes.

Compare also German Rausch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rus/
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  • Hyphenation: roes
  • Rhymes: -us

Noun

roes m (plural roezen, diminutive roesje n)

  1. intoxication
  2. haze
    bij den roes ― hastily or unheedingly
  3. high

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

roes

  1. passive form of roe

Spanish

Verb

roes

  1. second-person singular present indicative of roer
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