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Even though the rom- element derives from the same Germanic etymon as roome (‘room, section inside a building’), its use here represents a separate borrowing into French, cf. DMF run, that produced a specifically nautical sense. See also ryne1 for the word used on its own.
s.
ship.nail used for securing barrels in a boat’s hold:
(
1312-13
)
En .cccc. de clous qe sont appelez romnayl por coucher les toneaux .viij. d.
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[romnaile] (1312-13)