Etymology

roust

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Today it means: to rout out of bed; to rouse. Full definition →

Old Norse rǫst
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roust · verb1

1650s, variant of rouse, possibly influenced by rout.

roust · noun2

  1. Old Norse · derived fromrǫst“current, stream in the sea”
  2. English todayroust

From Old Norse rǫst (“current, stream in the sea”).

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