Etymology

roofed

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Today it means: Having a roof, or a particular kind of roof. Full definition →

Middle English rofed ← Old English hrēfed
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhrēfed
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrofed
  3. English todayroofed

From Middle English rofed derived from the noun, replaced earlier Old English hrēfed attested in unoferhrēfed (“unoverroofed”), equivalent to roof + -ed.

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