Definitions For Roke

Noun

ROKE (plural ROKEs) (UK, dialect) mist, mist; smoke; damp. (UK, dialect, mining) A vein of ore. : (Halliwell)

Alternative forms

roak, rook, rouk

Etymology

From Middle English roke, , fog, vapour, cloud, probably from {{der, en, dum, roke}}, rooc, , smoke, from {{der, en, odt, rouc, , steam, vapour}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, raukiz, , smoke}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *rewg-, , to erupt, vomit, burp}}, from *rew-, , to roar, growl, grumble. Cognate with {{cog, sco, rok}}, roik, rouk, , mist, fog, cloud, {{cog, nl, rook, , smoke, fog}}, {{cog, de, Rauch, , smoke, fume}}, {{cog, sv, rök, , smoke, fume, steam, reek}}, {{cog, fy, reek}}, riik, , smoke, fume. More at reek.