English Dictionary

rood

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹuːd/

名詞

古語 歴史的 イギリス英語 方言 廃用

(archaic) A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. / A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre. / (Chester, historical) An area of sixty-four square yards.

日本語の意味

(古語) 教会などで用いられる十字架、聖十字架のこと。 / 土地面積の単位で、1エーカーの1/4に相当する面積。 / （歴史的な用法）64平方ヤードに相当する面積。

The ancient rood hung above the nave, casting a solemn shadow over the pews.

古い十字架が身廊の上に掛かり、礼拝席に厳かな影を落としていた。

意味（1）

(archaic) A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.

The Citizens in their rage, imagining that euery poſt in the Churche had bin one of yᵉ Souldyers, ſhot habbe or nabbe at randon uppe to the Roode lofte, and to the Chancell, leauing ſome of theyr arrowes ſticking in the Images.

意味（2）

A measure of land area, equal to a quarter of an acre.

Next a marsh, it would seem, and now mere earth / Desperate and done with; (so a fool finds mirth, / Makes a thing and then mars it, till his mood / Changes and off he goes!) within a rood— / Bog, clay and rubble, sand and stark black dearth.

意味（3）

(Chester, historical) An area of sixty-four square yards.

意味（4）

(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A measure of five and a half yards in length.

Thus Satan […] his other parts besides / Prone on the flood, extended long and large, / Lay floating many a rood […]

roods （ plural ）