wroo

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noun

A corner; nook.

OriginMiddle English wro ← Old Norse rá ← Proto-Germanic *wranhō →
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Meanings

nounwroo (plural wroos)

plural wroos · alternative wro · alternative roo · alternative ray

  1. A corner; nook.
  2. UKdialectalAn enclosure in a grass field, in which cattle are penned up at night.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wrenk-“to turn, twist, bend”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wranhō“angle, corner”
  3. Old Norserá
  4. Middle Englishwro
  5. Englishwroo

From Middle English wro, wra, from Old Norse rá, vrá (“corner, nook”), from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrenk- (“to turn, twist, bend”). Cognate with Scots wra, wray (“corner, nook”), Danish and Swedish vrå (“corner, nook, recess”).

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APA

wroo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wroo

MLA

“wroo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wroo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wroo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wroo.

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