1to rotate, cause to move in a circular motion:
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
La main ad puis en halt levee [...] Entur sun vis l'ad tant roee Ke ele lui est a l'oil culee
8055
(
MS: s.xiii/xiv
)
a needle balancing on an asbestos stone: Rotabitur
gloss: (D) roué vel sera rundé (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) sera turné) et circumvolvetur donec cuspis orientem resspiciat
i 188.164 and ii 78.164
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xiv2/4
)
Ne say duveser a quey feyre Il
=personifications of treason and suspicion voleient le myrour
=representing jealousy rouer, Car ne pust gairs damager Le mirour tenv et frenaunt A vostre tour espes et grant
872
1to rotate, move in a circular motion:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
peine e hontage sunt les deus roes de la charette [...]; ces sunt isci roanz ausi come la roe ke tost torne entour
121.17
(
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
Taunt roe l’escharbot
=beetle qe yl chet en le ordure
433.3
♦
orn.to circle around (in flight):
(
c.1180;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Un escufle
=kite i vient roant, Vit la suriz ki veit pipant. Les eles clot, aval descent
60.73
1to rotate, turn in a circular motion:
(
c.1215;
MS: s.xvin
)
Jeke un lui u roes erent Tut d'ardant fer, si roerent
(var. (P: s.xvin) se roerent)
386 (var.)
roer2 (c.1180)