roose

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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)

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

From A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 1 by Maclaren, Ian

“Rachel had ay a gude roose of hersel’,” said Becky Glibbans, as Miss Isabella concluded. 

From The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family by Galt, John

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

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