rove

rove · verb, noun¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromráfa“to rove; stray about”
2. Middle English · inherited fromraven“to wander”
3. Middle English · inherited from*roven
4. English todayrove

Probably from Middle English *roven, a Midlands variant of Northern Middle English raven (“to wander”), from Old Norse ráfa (“to rove; stray about”). Cognate with Icelandic ráfa (“to wander”), Scots rave (“to wander; stray; roam”).

rove · verb²

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