rhof

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Middle English

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Noun

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rhof

  1. (Ormulum) Alternative form of rof

Usage notes

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  • This form likely represents a pronunciation [r̥] (from Proto-Germanic */xr/); it is one of the last traces of the Proto-Germanic distinction between /r/ and /xr/ English. Other terms with */xr/, such as reddenn (to save) (from *hradjaną), have already gone over to /r/ through lexical diffusion.