See also: ròin and róin

English

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Etymology 1

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From Anglo-Norman runger, ultimately of imitative origin.

Verb

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roin (third-person singular simple present roins, present participle roining, simple past and past participle roined)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To growl; to roar. [15th–17th c.]

Etymology 2

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From Anglo-Norman roigne, roin et al., of uncertain origin. Compare roynish.

Noun

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roin (plural roins)

  1. (obsolete) A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [15th–16th c.]

Anagrams

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rollen, from Old French roeler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre, from Latin rotula.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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roin (past participle groit) (Central)

  1. (intransitive, of something round) to roll [auxiliary sei]
  2. (transitive) to roll (something round, e.g. a wheel) [auxiliary håbn]
  3. (transitive) to roll (something on its wheels) [auxiliary håbn]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of roin
infinitive roin
past participle groit
present past subjunctive
1st person singular roi - rollad
2nd person singular roist - rolladst
3rd person singular roit - rollad
1st person plural roin - rolladn
2nd person plural roits - rollats
3rd person plural roin - rolladn
imperative
singular roi
plural roits

Derived terms

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Manx

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Pronoun

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roin

  1. first-person plural of roish
    before us

Derived terms

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Volapük

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Noun

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roin (nominative plural roins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

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Declension of roin
singular plural
nominative roin roins
genitive roina roinas
dative roine roines
accusative roini roinis
vocative 1 o roin! o roins!
predicative 2 roinu roinus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only