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roose¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English rosen (“to boast”), from Old Norse hrósa (“to boast; praise”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþsōną, from *hrōþaz, *hrōþiz (“fame; glory; praise”). Cognate with Icelandic hrósa, Danish rose, Swedish rosa.
verb rooses · roosing · roosed · ruse · ruis
- To flatter or praise. Ha'e na ye roosed my cheeks like the morning? Ha'e na ye roosed my cherry-red mou?
- To be proud. I'll cock my nose aboon them a' — I'm roosed by Craigengillan !
Roose²
proper noun Rooses
- A surname.
- An eastern suburb of Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD2269).
Talk about this word "roose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roose "roose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roose.Cite this
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