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English
Pronunciation
Noun
roes
- plural of roe
Anagrams
- 'orse, EROS, Eros, Rose, eros, ores, orse, rose, rosé, sero-, sore, öres
Dutch
Etymology
Etymology uncertain. Earliest documentation with its current meaning from 1622. Van der Sijs claims it's a loanword from Low German, whereas de Vries claims it's related to Middle Dutch rūsen (causing commotion), from which also stems geroezemoes.
Compare also German Rausch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rus/
- Hyphenation: roes
- Rhymes: -us
Noun
roes m (plural roezen, diminutive roesje n)
- intoxication
- haze
- bij den roes ― hastily or unheedingly
- high
References
Galician
Verb
roes
- second-person singular present indicative of roer
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
roes
- passive form of roe
Spanish
Verb
roes
- second-person singular present indicative of roer