roll
roll n
OFr roolle.
- List; census; register of individuals; record enumerating members of a group; scroll that accounts for people; list of the covenant people of the Lord (see Jeremiah 36:6); [fig.] scripture; biblical text; [metaphor] judgment; book of life; [word play on “role”] conscription; draft; muster list; enlistment paper for military duty.
roll [-ed] v
OFr roler.
- Rumble; make rapid and continuous beating sound.
- Move; wheel; turn; revolve.
- Toll; peal; ring.