roch

See also: Roch and roc'h

German

Verb

roch

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular preterite of riechen.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular preterite of riechen.

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rox], [rʌx]
• (Southern) IPA^(key): [rʌux]

Noun

roch (plural rochs)

1. land in an unimproved, virgin condition
2. the major part of anything

Adjective

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

1. rough
2. lewd, foul-mouthed, indecent, immoral
3. abundant, bounteous, plentifully supplied, well-furnished (especially with good plain fare)
4. (agriculture, etc., of the growth of grass or crops) strong, luxuriant, dense, luxuriant but of poor quality, rank
5. (of a bone) having meat on it
6. (agriculture, of sheep) unshorn, unclipped

Adverb

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

1. 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)