Etymology

roofs

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Middle English rofes
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roofs · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromrofes
  2. English todayroofs

From Middle English rofes, equivalent to roof + -s without voicing, first appearing in print in the 14th century. Displaced rooves as the standard plural in the early 17th century.

roofs · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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