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German
Pronunciation
Verb
roch
- first/third-person singular preterite of riechen
Scots
Etymology
From Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
roch (plural rochs)
- land in an unimproved, virgin condition
- the major part of anything
Adjective
roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)
- rough
- lewd, foul-mouthed, indecent, immoral
- abundant, bounteous, plentifully supplied, well-furnished (especially with good plain fare)
- (agriculture, etc., of the growth of grass or crops) strong, luxuriant, dense, luxuriant but of poor quality, rank
- having meat on it (of a bone)
- (agriculture, of sheep) unshorn, unclipped
Adverb
roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)
- in a comfortable or well-supplied state
Derived terms
- rochian (“ruffian”, noun)
- rochie (“long wholemeal loaf of rough texture”, noun)
- rochle (“rough person”, noun)
- rochle (“rough”, adj)
- rochle (“to toss about, agitate, shake roughly, tousle”, verb)
- rochness (“roughness, abundance, plenty”, noun)
- rochsome (“somewhat rough or uneven, rude, crude, uncouth”, adj)
- rocht (“fitted with frost-nails”, adj) (of a horse)
- rochterie (“rough people, riff-raff”, noun)