Definitions for roodrud
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
roodrud(n.)
a crucifix, esp. a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a church.
Category: Religion
a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 m). a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or ¼ acre (0.1 ha). a unit of square measure equal to one square rod (25.3 sq. m).
Category: Weights and Measures
Archaic. the cross on which Christ died.
Category: Religion
Origin of rood:
bef. 900; OE rōd crucifix, pole ; c. G Rute rod, twig
Princeton's WordNet
crucifix, rood, rood-tree(noun)
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
Wiktionary
rood(Noun)
A crucifix, cross.
rood(Noun)
A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.
Origin: From rood, from rod, from rōdō, from rōt-. Cognate with Rute, roda. Largely displaced by cross. More at rod.
Webster Dictionary
Rood(noun)
a representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross with Christ hanging on it
Rood(noun)
a measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a perch; a pole
Rood(noun)
the fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods
Translations for rood
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
red(adjective)
(of) the colour of blood
a red car/dress / cheeks; red cheeks; a red car/dress / cheeks; Her eyes were red with crying.
- rooiAfrikaans
- أحْمَرArabic
- червенBulgarian
- vermelhoPortuguese (BR)
- červenýCzech
- rotGerman
- rødDanish
- κόκκινοςGreek
- rojoSpanish
- punaneEstonian
- قرمزFarsi
- punainenFinnish
- rougeFrench
- אָדוֹםHebrew
- लालHindi
- crven, krvavCroatian
- pirosHungarian
- merahIndonesian
- rauðurIcelandic
- rossoItalian
- 赤Japanese
- 붉은Korean
- raudonasLithuanian
- sarkana krāsa; sarkansLatvian
- warna darahMalay
- roodDutch
- rødNorwegian
- czerwień, czerwonyPolish
- قرمزPersian
- سورPashto
- vermelhoPortuguese
- roşuRomanian
- красный (цвет)Russian
- červenýSlovak
- rdečSlovenian
- crvenSerbian
- rött, rödSwedish
- สีแดงThai
- kırmızıTurkish
- 紅色的Chinese (Trad.)
- червонийUkrainian
- سرخUrdu
- màu đỏVietnamese
- 红色的Chinese (Simp.)
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