roobukke

Middle English

Alternative forms

roo bukke, roo buk, roo bucke, roobuc, rabuke, robuck

Etymology

From ro (“roe deer”) +‎ bukke.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɔːbuk/
(Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑːbuk/

Noun

roobukke (plural roobukkes)

roebuck

Descendants

English: roebuck
Scots: raebuck

References

“rō-bukke (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.

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