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Word entry · 3 letters

roo

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"Peace, archaically"

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3 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹuː/Sorted oorStarts with REnds with O1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Archaic word for peace or quietness.

Word origin

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

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