Rol(l) [Roll, Rol]

Morpheme

Rol(l) [Roll, Rol]

Type

free base

Denotation

turn around, revolve, little wheel, scroll

Etymology

Middle English rolle, rollen; Old French rolle, roule, roller, roler, roeller; Latin rotulāre, from rotulus, from rotula, from rota + -ula

Evidence

antiroll, backroll, beadroll, bedroll, beroll, bookroll, brushroll, checkroll, disenroll, duckroll, enrol, enrolee, enroll, enrollable, enrolled, enrollee, enroller, enrolling, enrollment, enrolls, enrolment, enrols, faceroll, freeroll, handroll, leafroll, midroll, misenrol, misroll, neckroll, nonenrolled, outroll, overenrolled, overroll, passroll, payroll, postroll, preroll, reenrol, reenroll, reroll, roll, rollability, rollable, rollaboard, rollaway, rollbag, rollbar, rolled, roller, rollform, rollie, rollies, rolling, rollneck, rollography, rollout, rollover, rolls, rollsign, rollunder, rollway, rolly, steamroll, unenrol, unenroll, unenrolled, unroll, uproll

Notes

roll, role, rotulus, and rotula are doublets
enroll preferred American spelling
enrol preferred non-American spelling

See Also

Role, Rote, Round, Row, Rode