rood loftn.

Brit.

/ˈruːd lɒft/, U.S.

/ˈrud ˌlɔft/,

/ˈrud ˌlɑft/

Forms: see rood n. and loft n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rood n., loft n.

Etymology: < rood n. + loft n. (compare loft n. 4).

A loft or gallery, often panelled and ornately decorated, running along the top of a rood screen in a church. Cf. jube n.¹ 1.In the pre-Reformation church the crucifix or rood was erected in the rood loft, from where sermons, prayers, etc., could also be delivered.

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1399–1400 in J. T. Fowler Memorials Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1888) III. 133 Pro j rodeloft de novo faciend. ex convencione, 3 l. 6 s. 8 d.

1426–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 64 (MED) v s for þe rode lofte & þe vndir clerkes chambre.

1473–4 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 15 Item, y-paid to William Berber in party of payment of the Rode Loft of the north cross Ile, iij li. vij s. ix d.

?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. gg.ii^v The rood loft was yuery garnysshed with gold.

?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 116 Wheresoeuer they reade this worde Crosse, they aduaunce out of hande their Roode and Roodeloft.

a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §88 86 It sheweth a fair church, with a rich..rood loft.

a1662 P. Heylyn Aerius Redivivus (1670) 464 The removing and defacing of Roods, Rood-Lofts, and Holy-water-water-Fonts.

1719 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. I. 69 Under the King's Arms, placed over the Rood-Loft, is this Distich.

1797 J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. 131 The rood-loft..was a gallery, in popish times, situate in every Church between the nave and chancel.

1816 Gentleman's Mag. 86 i. 500 Near the third window there are some steps remaining, which probably led to the rood-loft.

1838 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 2) 110 Rood-lofts do not appear to have been in use in this country before the fourteenth century.

1872 H. T. Ellacombe Bells of Church in Church Bells Devon iv. 65 In some places there was a gable or turret over the Rood-loft to hold this sacring bell.

1935 R. A. Knox Barchester Pilgrimage v. 175 But he was an avowed ritualist, and his tastes ran much to rood-lofts, font-covers, squints, and antiquarian matters generally.

1964 P. Larkin in London Mag. Nov. 74 I still don't know what rood-lofts are.

2003 R. Taylor How to read Church 36 Originally built to keep people (and animals) out of the chancel, the rood screen could be topped with a rood loft, a narrow gallery from which prayers could be said and hymns sung, especially at major feast-days.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1483–5 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 117 A newe holowe key to the Roode loffte dore.

1786 R. Beatniffe Norfolk Tour (ed. 4) 51 Bishop Eborard..built the whole nave..and its two ailes from the anti-choir or rood-loft door, to the West end.

1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West II. 224 A barrel of this explosive which had been placed in the rood-loft staircase.

1965 J. E. Oxley Reformation in Essex ii. 25 Robert Purfair and John Carter had £19 8s. 3½d. for the maintenance of the rood-loft light.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rood loft
释义	rood loftn. Brit. /ˈruːd lɒft/, U.S. /ˈrud ˌlɔft/, /ˈrud ˌlɑft/ Forms: see rood n. and loft n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rood n., loft n. Etymology: < rood n. + loft n. (compare loft n. 4). A loft or gallery, often panelled and ornately decorated, running along the top of a rood screen in a church. Cf. jube n.¹ 1.In the pre-Reformation church the crucifix or rood was erected in the rood loft, from where sermons, prayers, etc., could also be delivered. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > screen > [noun] > gallery at top of rood loft1399 rood sollar1434 1399–1400 in J. T. Fowler Memorials Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1888) III. 133 Pro j rodeloft de novo faciend. ex convencione, 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. 1426–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 64 (MED) v s for þe rode lofte & þe vndir clerkes chambre. 1473–4 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 15 Item, y-paid to William Berber in party of payment of the Rode Loft of the north cross Ile, iij li. vij s. ix d. ?1504 S. Hawes Example of Vertu sig. gg.ii^v The rood loft was yuery garnysshed with gold. ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 116 Wheresoeuer they reade this worde Crosse, they aduaunce out of hande their Roode and Roodeloft. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §88 86 It sheweth a fair church, with a rich..rood loft. a1662 P. Heylyn Aerius Redivivus (1670) 464 The removing and defacing of Roods, Rood-Lofts, and Holy-water-water-Fonts. 1719 E. Ashmole Hist. & Antiq. Berks. I. 69 Under the King's Arms, placed over the Rood-Loft, is this Distich. 1797 J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. 131 The rood-loft..was a gallery, in popish times, situate in every Church between the nave and chancel. 1816 Gentleman's Mag. 86 i. 500 Near the third window there are some steps remaining, which probably led to the rood-loft. 1838 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 2) 110 Rood-lofts do not appear to have been in use in this country before the fourteenth century. 1872 H. T. Ellacombe Bells of Church in Church Bells Devon iv. 65 In some places there was a gable or turret over the Rood-loft to hold this sacring bell. 1935 R. A. Knox Barchester Pilgrimage v. 175 But he was an avowed ritualist, and his tastes ran much to rood-lofts, font-covers, squints, and antiquarian matters generally. 1964 P. Larkin in London Mag. Nov. 74 I still don't know what rood-lofts are. 2003 R. Taylor How to read Church 36 Originally built to keep people (and animals) out of the chancel, the rood screen could be topped with a rood loft, a narrow gallery from which prayers could be said and hymns sung, especially at major feast-days. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1483–5 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 117 A newe holowe key to the Roode loffte dore. 1786 R. Beatniffe Norfolk Tour (ed. 4) 51 Bishop Eborard..built the whole nave..and its two ailes from the anti-choir or rood-loft door, to the West end. 1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West II. 224 A barrel of this explosive which had been placed in the rood-loft staircase. 1965 J. E. Oxley Reformation in Essex ii. 25 Robert Purfair and John Carter had £19 8s. 3½d. for the maintenance of the rood-loft light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1399
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