roede

See also: röde

Dutch

Alternative forms

• roe

Etymology

From Middle Dutch roede, from Old Dutch ruoda, from Proto-Germanic *rōdō. Cognate with German Rute, Old English rōd (English rood).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.də/

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• Hyphenation: roe‧de
• Rhymes: -udə

Noun

roede f (plural roeden or roedes, diminutive roedetje n)

1. A rod (for a curtain).
2. (archaic) A penis.
3. (dated) An are, a unit of area corresponding to 100 square metres.

   Synonyms: are, vierkante decameter

4. (historical) An old unit of area varying from about 10 to 33 square metres.
5. (dated) An decametre, a unit of length corresponding to 10 metres.

   Synonym: decameter

6. (historical) An old unit of length varying from about 3.5 to 5.75 metres.

Derived terms

• ambtsroede
• donderroede
• spitsroede
• tuchtroede
• wichelroede