ROTE
Rote, n.
Defn: A root. [Obs.] Chaucer.
ROTE
Rote, n. Etym: [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG. rotte,
OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of violin.] (Mus.)
Defn: A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy- gurdy. Well could he sing and play on a rote. Chaucer. extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. Sir W. Scott.
ROTE
Rote, n. Etym: [Cf. Rut roaring.]
Defn: The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
ROTE
Rote, n. Etym: [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route, and cf.
Rut a furrow, Routine.]
Defn: A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. Swift. till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. Chaucer. Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. Shak.
ROTE
Rote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.]
Defn: To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak.