- woderove
- , sb. == the woodruff; the asterula odorata of botanists. Wright’s L. P. p. 43. In Wright’s Vocab. p. 140, ‘wuderove’ is given as the transl. of ‘hastula regia’ or ‘muge de bois’
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woodruff — noun Etymology: Middle English woderove, from Old English wudurofe, from wudu wood + rofe (of unknown origin) Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family 2. sweet woodruff … New Collegiate Dictionary
woodruff — /wood reuhf, ruf /, n. any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff), a fragrant plant with small white flowers. [bef. 1000; ME woderove, OE wudurofe, wudurife, equiv. to… … Universalium
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Woodroff — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
Woodroffe — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
Woodroof — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
Woodroofe — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
Woodrooffe — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
Woodrough — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
Woodruff — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… … Surnames reference
