rood

[ rood ]

noun

1. a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
2. a cross as used in crucifixion.
3. a unit of length varying locally from 5½ to 8 yards (5 to 7 meters).
4. a unit of land measure equal to 40 square rods or ¼ acre (0.10117 hectare).
5. a unit of 1 square rod (25.29 sq. m).
6. Archaic. the cross on which Christ died.

rood

/ ruːd /

noun

1. 1. a crucifix, esp one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church
   2. ( as modifier )

      rood beam

      rood arch

      rood screen

2. the Cross on which Christ was crucified
3. a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares
4. a unit of area equal to 40 square rods

Word History and Origins

Origin of rood¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English rōd pole, crucifix; cognate with German Rute rod, twig

Word History and Origins

Origin of rood¹

Old English rōd ; related to Old Saxon rōda , Old Norse rōtha

Example Sentences

John Rood, chief marketing officer for Magid, said consumers’ willingness to turn on the TV at all hours will continue to benefit the Olympics as time goes on.

From Los Angeles Times

Those predictions have been found wanting, says Anna Rood, a seismic hazard scientist at the Global Earthquake Model Foundation who led the work, which is accepted in Seismological Research Letters.

From Science Magazine

In 2020, Rood had conducted an analysis of precarious rocks along the Hosgri fault near California’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant to gauge the earthquake threat to the plant’s nuclear reactors.

From Science Magazine

But if they hold up, Rood says, “There are real implications for the people living in this area.”

From Science Magazine

“That this rock has been recording and surviving these earthquake events for 50,000 years is a crazy amount of data,” Rood says.

From Science Magazine