An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 2 by Weekley Ernest;

Author:Weekley, Ernest;
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1889975
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

rope. AS. rp. Com. Teut.; cf. Du. reep, Ger. reif, usu. hoop, ON. reip, Goth. raip (in skauda-raip, shoe-thong). To give rope is prob. from training colts (cf. end of one’s tether), but now often contains a play on the hangman’s rope. To know the ropes is naut. With cow-boy to rope in cf. to round up. On the high ropes may be from rope-dancing.

roquefort. Cheese from F. village of Roquefort (Aveyron).

roquelaure [hist.]. Mantle. From Duc de Roquelaure (†1738). Cf. spencer, etc.

roquet. At croquet, of which it is an arbitrary alteration. Cf. ruff3.

rorqual. F. (Cuvier), Norw. röyrkval, from ON. reythr, in same sense, and hvalr, whale. First element orig. meant red.

rorty [slang]. ? Rimed on naughty.

rosace. F., rose-window.

rosaceous. From L. rosaceus, from rosa, rose.

Rosalie [hist.]. French bayonet. Cf. Josephine, field-gun, also Archie, Rupert, etc.

rosary. Rose-garden, L. rosarium. Later used as fanciful title of book of devotion, hence series of prayers, string of beads for counting them; cf. F. rosaire, “a rosarie, or Our Ladies psalter” (Cotg.), Sp. rosario. Quot. below appears to be considerably earlier than NED. records.

I send them a pauper [paper] of the rosery of our

Lady of Coleyn [Cologne]

(Plumpton Corr. 1485—6).

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