rood
1 synonym for rood, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A cross, often bearing a figure of Christ, especially one set up inside a church.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English rode, rood (“cross”), from Old English rōd (“cross”), from Proto-Germanic *rōdō, *rōdǭ (“rod, pole”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rōt-, *reh₁t- (“bar, beam, stem”). It is cognate with German Rute (“rod, cane, pole”) and Norwegian roda (“rod”). The word has been largely disp...
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