roose

roose [rooz; Scot. also rœz]Chiefly Scot. Word Origin verb (used with or without object), roosed, roos·ing, noun

1. praise.

Origin of roose 1150–1200; Middle English rosen Old Norse hrōsa to praise Related Words for roosing congratulate, applaud, laud, commend, cajole, endorse, extol, toast, satisfy, glorify, magnify, felicitate, eulogize, sanction, please, hail, worship, soothe, exalt, cheer Word Origin and History for roosing roose v.

c.1200, “to boast;” c.1300, “to praise,” Scottish dialect, from Old Norse hrosa “to boast of, to praise.” Related: Roosed; roosing. Also as a noun from c.1200.