† roitern.

Forms: 1500s roiter, 1500s–1600s royter.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch ruiter.

Etymology: < Dutch ruiter, †ruyter mounted soldier, cavalryman (1518; in Middle Dutch as rūter , ruyter in senses ‘highwayman’ (late 14th cent.), ‘soldier’ (1467)) < Old French, Middle French routeur router n.¹ Compare Middle Low German rǖter , ruter , ruiiter , reuter armed nobleman on horseback, mounted soldier, soldier. Compare ruiter n. and earlier rutter n.¹

Military History. Obsolete.

During the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648): a mounted trooper in the Dutch army. Chiefly in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier

horsemanc1275

chevalier1377

roiter1579

prancer1593

cavalier1596

trooper1640

cavalry soldier1852

plunger1854

cavalry man1860

1579 T. Churchyard Gen. Rehearsall Warres sig. C.iiii^v The Almaines and Roiters therevpon armed them selues, and put them in order of battaill.

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 61 The Roiters of the Estates were at Gelumuide.

1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 64 The Royters of the Enemie were ouer hastie in the chargyng of them.

1600 S. Lewkenor Disc. Forraine Cities f. 8^v The Royters and forces would haue passed through his territorie, to the aide of Henry then king of Nauarre.

a1639 H. Wotton State of Christendom (1657) 77 Five Companies of Harquebusiers on Horseback (which were in all 10000. Horse-men) besides 4000. Royters, and 100. Ensigns of French Foot-men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	roiter
释义	† roitern. Forms: 1500s roiter, 1500s–1600s royter. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch ruiter. Etymology: < Dutch ruiter, †ruyter mounted soldier, cavalryman (1518; in Middle Dutch as rūter , ruyter in senses ‘highwayman’ (late 14th cent.), ‘soldier’ (1467)) < Old French, Middle French routeur router n.¹ Compare Middle Low German rǖter , ruter , ruiiter , reuter armed nobleman on horseback, mounted soldier, soldier. Compare ruiter n. and earlier rutter n.¹ Military History. Obsolete. During the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648): a mounted trooper in the Dutch army. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier horsemanc1275 chevalier1377 roiter1579 prancer1593 cavalier1596 trooper1640 cavalry soldier1852 plunger1854 cavalry man1860 1579 T. Churchyard Gen. Rehearsall Warres sig. C.iiii^v The Almaines and Roiters therevpon armed them selues, and put them in order of battaill. 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 61 The Roiters of the Estates were at Gelumuide. 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 64 The Royters of the Enemie were ouer hastie in the chargyng of them. 1600 S. Lewkenor Disc. Forraine Cities f. 8^v The Royters and forces would haue passed through his territorie, to the aide of Henry then king of Nauarre. a1639 H. Wotton State of Christendom (1657) 77 Five Companies of Harquebusiers on Horseback (which were in all 10000. Horse-men) besides 4000. Royters, and 100. Ensigns of French Foot-men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1579
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