Latin

Noun

roge

1. vocative singular of rogus

Old French

Etymology

From Latin rubeus ‎(“red”), from ruber ‎(“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔdʒə/

Adjective

roge m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular roge)

1. red (of a red color)

Noun

roge m ‎(oblique plural roges, nominative singular roges, nominative plural roge)

1. red
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Ses haubers est coverz de sanc:
     De roge i a plus que de blanc.

     His chainmail is covered in blood

     There's more red than white (referring to his white chainmail)

Derived terms

• rogir

Descendants

• Middle French: rouge
  • French: rouge
• Norman: rouage (Guernsey), rouoge (Jersey, continental Normandy)