Middle English Dictionary Entry
rō n.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | rō n.(3) |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI rā sail yard; also cp. MDu., MLG ra; for cpd. rō-bende cp. OI rā-benda to make a sail fast to the yard. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. In cpds.: ~ bende, a rope attaching the head of a sail to the yard [cp. ro-bond n.]; ~ line (rop), ?a brace for swinging the yards horizontally; ?a footrope; ?a gasket of some kind.
Associated quotations
- (1312-13) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 294 : En lynes a Robendes, ij s.
- (1312-13) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 390 : j Twystrop, xij s. En Wynekeropes et j Rorop, vij s. ix d.
- (1358-9) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 390 : Cordes pro la poleye, ij rorop'.
- (1378-81) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 294 : ij Condynglines et xlviij petris cord. pro hankes et robendes.
- (1420-21) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 390 : Cord' paru' pro Clapslynes, Noklynes, Rolynes.