roose

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O. N. ō > ū, written o, oo, u, eu: crove, rove, unrufe, hoolie, hulie, lufe, ruse, roose, sleuth, tume.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

Forgive the Bard! my fond regard For ane that shares my bosom, Inspires my Muse to gie 'm his dues For deil a hair I roose him.

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

And the frenche molinet, moralizinge the Romant of the roose in frenche, and turnynge it oute of verse into proese, writeth, Ha si i’eusse creu Theophraste, &c.

From Animaduersions uppon the annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes 1865 edition by Kingsley, G. H. (George Henry)

I spak' till him, an' tried to roose him, wi' ae thing after anither, bit I micht as weel hae spoken to the door-cheek, for a' the notice that he took.

From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George

Ye did richt tae resist him; it 'ill maybe roose the Glen tae mak a stand; he fair hauds them in bondage.

From Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush by Maclaren, Ian