roop

Meanings

Verb

• To cry; shout.
• To roar; make a great noise.
• To make hoarse.

Noun

• Hoarseness.

Origin

• From Middle English ropen, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *kor-. Cognate with Scots roup, Saterland Frisian roupe, Dutch roepen, German rufen, Swedish ropa, Icelandic hrópa.