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roer1 (1176)

roer1 (1176)

reer;  rohier;  roier;  rouier;  rowere;  ruer,  ruyr; 
pl. rouis  
  FEW:  rota 10,492b Gdf:  roier 5 7,225a GdfC: TL: roier 2 8,1408 DEAF:  roe (roier)  DMF:  roier  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  rotarius 2857a

s.

1occupationweelwright, one who makes or sells wheels or wheeled vehicles
( MS: s.xiii1 )  rotarii: ruers  Vernac Glosses 17.46
( MS: s.xiii )  Rotarii (gloss: ruyrs) concumulant denarios fabricando vel vendendo bigas et quadigas et [...]  TLL i 199.47 and ii 150.46
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Rotarii: (C) les reers (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) lé rouis; (L: s.xiii) roiers)  TLL ii 133.46
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1176 )  Roger le Roier  Family Names Rower
( 1195 )  John le Rohier  Family Names Rower
( 1240 )  Ralph le Rowere  Family Names Rower
( 1303 )  Thomas le Roer  Family Names Rower
( 1327 )  John le Rouier  Family Names Rower

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See also:

roe1  roé  roele1  roeler1  roelette  roer2  roet1  rote2 
This is an AND2 Phase 5 (R-S) entry. © 2018-21 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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