rove

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Probably from Old Norse ráfa (“‘to rove, stray about’”)^[1].

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊv

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rove

1. Simple past of rive.

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to rove (third-person singular simple present roves, present participle roving, simple past and past participle roved)

1. (intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area.
2. (transitive) To card wool or other fibres.

[edit] Derived terms

• rover
• roved
• roving

[edit] Related terms

• reeve

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “rove” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• over
• vore