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rood-tree

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rood-tree

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From Middle English rodetre.

noun rood-trees · Rood tree · Rood-tree · rood tree

  1. countable, uncountable The cross on which Jesus was crucified Cryst who dyed for vs on the Rood tree, Sav the sowl of my Husbond, owr chyldren, and mee.
  2. countable, uncountable A representation of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

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@misc{rood_tree_2026,
  title = {rood-tree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rood-tree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}