An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - Part 694
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~Roving~, _s._ Delirium, S.

_Rutherford._

_To_ ROVE, _v. a._ To card wool or cotton into flakes, S.

_Statist. Acc._

ROVE, _s._ Rest.

V. ~Roif~.

_To_ ROUK, ROWK, _v. n._ To crouch.

Isl. _hruk-a_, coarctatio.

_Lyndsay._

ROUK, _s._ Mist, S.

~Rouky~, _adj._ Misty, S.

V. ~Rak~.

ROULK, ROLK, _adj._ Hoa.r.s.e.

Fr. _rauque_, Lat. _rauc-us_.

_Houlate._

_To_ ROUM, _v. a._

V. ~Soum~ and ~Roum~.

ROUN, _s._ Roe of fish.

V. ~Raun~.

_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._

ROUN, ROUNE, _s._

1. Letters, characters.

_Sir Tristrem._

A. S. Isl. _run_, Su. G. _runa_, litera.

2. A tale, a story.

_Sir Tristrem._

3. Speech in general.

_Ibid._

_To_ ~Roun~, ~Roune~, ~Round~, ~Rown~, _v. n._ To whisper, S.

_Douglas._

Su. G. _run-a_, A. S. _run-ian_, id.

~Rounar~, ~Rownar~, ~Roundar~, _s._ A whisperer.

_Dunbar._

~Rounnyng~, ~Rownnyng~, _s._ The act of whispering.

_Barbour._

_To_ ~Round~, _v. n._

V. ~Roun~, _v._

ROUND, _adj._ Abundant.

V. ~Rouch~.

ROUN-TREE, ROAN-TREE, ROWAN-TREE, _s._ The mountain-ash, S.

_Lightfoot._

Su. G. _ronn_, _runn_, sorbus aucuparia.

ROUND, _s._

1. A round dance, S. _roundel_.