different between varmint vs roden

English

Etymology

From vermin, derived from Latin vermis (“worm”), c. 1530–1540s.

Noun

varmint (plural varmints)

1. A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
2. (by extension) An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

Derived terms

• varminter

Translations

Further reading

• vermin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Catalan

Verb

roden

1. third-person plural present indicative form of rodar

Danish

Noun

roden c

1. definite singular of rod

Galician

Verb

roden

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of rodar

German

Alternative forms

• rotten (obsolete)

Etymology

From northern Middle High German roten, roden and Middle Low German r?den, from Proto-Germanic *rud?n?. Cognate with Dutch rooien.

The variant rotten (still in ausrotten) shows a more southern phonetical development. However, most Upper German dialects used the verb reuten, from Old High German riutan, which is related but not identical with the former.

Also akin to English rid, Danish rydde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ro?d?n/, [??o?d?n], [??o?dn?]
• Rhymes: -o?dn?

Verb

roden (weak, third-person singular present rodet, past tense rodete, past participle gerodet, auxiliary haben)

1. to clear (a forest)
2. to make arable

Conjugation

Synonyms

• reuten (southern; now archaic)

Related terms

• Rodung
• (toponyms): -rode, -rade, -rath, -reuth

Further reading

• “roden” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German r?tan, from Proto-Germanic *r?dan?. Cognate with German raten, Dutch raden, English read, Icelandic ráða.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??o?den/, [??o?d?n]

Verb

roden (third-person singular present réit or rot, past participle geroden, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to recommend, to advise
2. (intransitive) to guess

Conjugation

Derived terms

• beroden
• geroden
• ofroden
• verroden

Related terms

• Rot