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

Isl. roest, raust, aestuaria.

To ROUST, v. n.
1. To cry with a rough voice, S. B.
Douglas.
2. To bellow; applied to cattle, S. B.
Douglas.

Isl. raust, vox canora; Dan. roest, a cry.

Roust, s. The act of roaring, S. B.

Rousty, adj..
1. Hoarse.
Ruddiman.
2. Not refined.
Pal. Hon.

ROUSTREE, s. The cross bar on which the crook is hung, Aberd.

Su. G. roeste, suprema aedificii pars.

To ROUT, ROWT, v. n.
1. To bellow, S.
Burns.

Isl. raut-a, rugire belluarum more.

2. To make a great noise.
Douglas.