rof

Middle English

/roːf/

noun
Definitions
  • A roof top layer of a building:
  • A house or building; a edifice used for inhabitance.
  • The top of the mouth; the palate.
  • Any sort of cover, especially one that provides shelter.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hrōf (ceiling, top, roof, sky, heaven, summit) derived from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (roof).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hrōfą

Gloss

roof

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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