rood-treeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

rood-tree (countable かつ uncountable; 複数形 rood-trees)

1. The cross on which Jesus was crucified
   • 1631, John Weever, Ancient fvnerall monvments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent,: with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and bvriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations ...^[1], London: Thomas Harper, page 569:

     Cryst who dyed for vs on the Rood tree, Sav the sowl of my Husbond, owr chyldren, and mee.

2. A representation of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.