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单词 ro
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ron.

Forms:

α. Old English row, Middle English ro, Middle English roo, Middle English rou, Middle English rowe.

β. Scottish pre-1700 roif, pre-1700 rove, pre-1700 ruf, pre-1700 rufe, pre-1700 ruff, pre-1700 ruve, pre-1700 rwife.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.
Etymology: Cognate with Middle Dutch rouwe, rowe, Middle Low German rouwe, rouw, rūwe, , Old High German ruowa, rōa (Middle High German ruowe, ruo, German Ruhe), Old Icelandic , Old Swedish ro (Swedish ro), Danish roo, rou (Danish ro), and also (probably showing an ablaut variant of the same base) Middle Dutch rauwe, Old High German rāwa (Middle High German rāwe), perhaps < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ἐρωή cessation, rest, Welsh araf peaceful, at rest. In Middle English probably reinforced by the Old English word's early Scandinavian cognate (compare Scandinavian forms listed above).In Old English a strong feminine ( -stem) rōw . With the β. forms, with excrescent v , compare rove n.1 and discussion at that entry.
Obsolete.
1. Rest, repose, peace. Frequently in ro and rest (also rest and ro).
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > inaction > quietness or tranquillity > [noun]
stillnessc888
roOE
stilth?c1225
lowna1250
peacea1275
restc1350
tranquillityc1374
leea1400
tranquille1412
quietness?a1425
quiet?c1450
restfulnessc1450
quiety?a1500
quietation?1504
calm1547
calmness1561
peacefulnessa1566
halcyon1567
repose1577
quietude1598
still1608
hushtness1609
reposedness1616
reposeness1617
serenity1641
undisturbedness1649
indisturbance1660
pacateness1666
sleep1807
tranquilness1818
requiescence1837
reposefulness1872
the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > rest
roOE
restOE
leathc1175
quieta1398
leathinga1400
restinga1450
reposinga1470
reposec1485
requiem1565
respire1590
reposure1602
reposal1614
reposance1647
lassation1650
recumbency1653
requiescence1654
α.
OE Guthlac A 213 Þær he [read hy] bidinge..mostum [read mostun] æfter tintergum tidum brucan, ðonne hy of waþum werge cwoman restan ryneþragum, rowe gefegon.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 7042 Cristess resste. & cristess ro. & cristess swete slæpess. Sinndenn..I gode menness herrtess.
c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) 69 Ich aȝeoue þe mi gast,..& do hit, blisfule godd,..to ro & to reste.
a1275 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 37 (MED) Comit, iblesede, in-to ro þat lesten sal eueir more.
?a1300 (c1250) Prov. Hendyng (Digby) xlvii, in Anglia (1881) 4 200 (MED) Ofte wen mon wenez best Lif and hele, ro and rest, Þe ax is at þe rote.
c1350 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 14th Cent. (1924) 58 (MED) For-giue þi sinnes..And times giue of ro and rest.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 1007 (MED) Paradis is..land o liue, o ro, and rest.
c1426 J. Audelay Poems (1931) 121 (MED) Al þe fest of þe Sununday..Þai schal haue rou and rest perpetualy.
a1450 York Plays (1885) 19 Nowe ar we brought Bothe vnto rest and rowe [rhymes to, doo].
?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 4880 (MED) Þar durst na paynym..harme do To na thing..Þat to saynt cuthbert kirke apent, Bot lete þaim rest in ro.
a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) 840 (MED) Lordys sorowe was full stronge, Barons myght haue no roo.
β. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 60 Now at vnes, now in-to rest and ruff.a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 14 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 95 This riche Rever dovn ran but resting or ruf Throwe ane forest.1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) xxxvi. 85 As wes, is, salbe ay, but roif.1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) xxxi. 5 His mynd sall moif, But rest or ruve.c1600 A. Montgomerie Poems (2000) I. 22 To run that race but ather rest or rove.
2. In asseverative phrases, as so have I ro!
ΚΠ
c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. 17568 (MED) Sithen ȝe it say, I wol also Aȝeyn my wille, so haue I ro!
a1450 York Plays (1885) 112 Þe ruffe is rayned aboven oure hede, als haue I roo.
c1480 (a1400) St. Agatha 134 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 362 Þat I for-think, sa haf I ro.
a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 30 (MED) Full well may we mys the as euer haue I ro.
1607 (?a1425) Chester Plays (Harl. 2124) i. 148 As ever haue I rest or rowe, much he spake of glasse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

rov.

Brit. /rəʊ/, U.S. /roʊ/, Scottish English /ro/
Forms: Middle English ro, Middle English roo, Middle English rowe; Scottish 1500s rufe, 1500s ruve, 1900s– ro (Shetland).
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ro n.
Etymology: < ro n. Compare Middle Dutch ruwen, rouwen, Middle Low German rouwen, Old High German ruowan (Middle High German ruowen, ruon, German ruhen), Old Swedish roa, ro, also (reflexive) roas (Swedish ro), Old Danish roo (Danish ro).
1. transitive (reflexive). To rest oneself, be at peace. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > refresh or invigorate [verb (reflexive)]
resteOE
ease1330
roa1400
ronea1400
refreshc1405
recomfortc1425
breathea1470
unweary1530
recreate1542
aira1616
recruit1646
refect1646
regale1682
unfatigue1734
renew1783
cheer1784
delassitude1807
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 3351 (MED) Ysaac went him forto ro [?c1400 Arms roo], And thoght on thinges he had to do.
2. intransitive. Chiefly Scottish (Shetland in later use). To have or take repose; to rest contentedly. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > temporarily cease activity or operation [verb (intransitive)] > rest
restOE
to hang up one's hatcheta1350
to latch one's ease, one's leave1377
sabbatize1382
roc1460
repose1494
repause1526
respire1566
respite1587
requiesce1653
to rest (also lie) on one's oars1726
to lay off1841
to rest up1858
spell1880
to lie off1891
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn 284 (MED) Madam, wol ye stalk..in-to þe garden to se the herbis growe, And aftir, with our hostis wyff, in hir parlour rowe?
1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) xxx. 19 That thay ma nowþir rest nor rufe, Till thay mischeif þair sellis.
1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 10 My mad misfortoun dois me so commve thy [read that] I may nowþir rest nor ruve.
1908 J. Jakobsen Etymol. Dict. Norn Lang. in Shetland (1928) (at cited word) De kye couldno ro nowhere. Naet'in could ro wi' dis.
1914 J. S. Angus Gloss. Shetland Dial. (at cited word) Da ky'll never ro furt wi dis wadder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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