rove

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[edit] Etymology

Probably from Old Norse ráfa (to rove, stray about)[1].

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rove

  1. Simple past of rive.

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Infinitive
to rove

Third person singular
roves

Simple past
roved

Past participle
roved

Present participle
roving

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.

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  • Notes:
  1. ^rove” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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