An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

RONNYS.
V. [Rone], 2.

ROOD-DAY, s.
V. [Rude-day].

ROOD GOOSE, RUDE GOOSE, the brent goose, Ross.
Statist. Acc.

Dan. radgaas, Norw. raatgaas.

ROOF-TREE, s.
1. The beam which forms the angle of a roof, S.
2. A toast, expressive of a wish for prosperity to one's family, S. B.

ROOK, s. A sort of uproar, Loth.

Germ. ruck-en, movere; ruck, impetus.

ROOK, s. Thick mist, S.
V. [Rak], s. 3.

Rooky, adj. Misty, S.
Hamilton.

ROOM, adj. and s.
V. [Rowme].