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roteor (c.1170)

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The form rotour is a cross reference to the following entry:

roteor (c.1170)

roter,  rotour,  rotur;  routour;  ruter  (retur)  
  FEW:  hrôta 16,250a Gdf:  roteor 7,244b GdfC:  roteur 10,594b TL: rotëor 8,1510 DEAF:  rote 1 (rotëor)  DMF: TLF: OED:  rotour n.  MED:  rotour(e n.  DMLBS:

s.

1musicone who plays a rote, stringed instrument of the harp family
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Asquans sevent arper, asquant sunt roteor (var. (F2: s.xiii) retur), Tels i ad ki de chant sunt si bon cha[n]teor  Horn 5179
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Dunc en ai jo mult grant delit, [...] Plus que n'averoie d'un harpur U d'un gigor u d'un rotur  Waldef BB 1784
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Roturs, gigurs e tympanurs  Gui War 7544
( 1395-96 )  Uni trompet [...] Uni rotour de Scocia  Durham iii 599
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1154-89 )  Simon le Rotur  Family Names Rutter
( 1275 )  Cristina la Roter  Family Names Rutter
( 1297 )  Richard le Routour  Family Names Rutter

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See also:

rote1  roter1  roterie 
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