roch

See also: Roch and roc'h

German

Verb

roch

  1. First-person singular preterite of riechen.
  2. Third-person singular preterite of riechen.

Scots

Etymology

From Old English rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rox], [rʌx]
  • (Southern) IPA(key): [rʌux]

Noun

roch (plural rochs)

  1. land in an unimproved, virgin condition
  2. the major part of anything

Adjective

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

  1. rough
  2. lewd, foul-mouthed, indecent, immoral
  3. abundant, bounteous, plentifully supplied, well-furnished (especially with good plain fare)
  4. (agriculture, etc., of the growth of grass or crops) strong, luxuriant, dense, luxuriant but of poor quality, rank
  5. (of a bone) having meat on it
  6. (agriculture, of sheep) unshorn, unclipped

Adverb

roch (comparative mair roch, superlative maist roch)

  1. in a comfortable or well-supplied state

Derived terms
  • rochian (“ruffian”, noun)
  • rochie (“long wholemeal loaf of rough texture”, noun)
  • rochle (“rough”, adj)
  • rochle (“rough person”, noun)
  • rochle (“to toss about, agitate, shake roughly, tousle”, verb)
  • rochness (“roughness, abundance, plenty”, noun)
  • rochsome (“somewhat rough or uneven, rude, crude, uncouth”, adj)
  • rocht (“fitted with frost-nails”, adj) (of a horse)
  • rochterie (“rough people, riff-raff”, noun)
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