see|ross
English
Pronunciation
rhymes|�s
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from any of several places of that name, from Gaelic ros "headland".
- given name|male, transferred use of the surname since early nineteenth century.
See also
Ross Island
Category:Scottish surnames
German
Etymology
From the OHG.|de ros.
Alternative spellings
Ro� (dated)
Noun
Ross n (plural Rösser or Rosse)
- steed (horse).
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#:... Dort seh� ich Grane, mein selig Ross: \ wie weidet er munter der mit mir schlief! \ Mit mir hat ihn Siegfried erweckt. � Richard Wagner, Seigfried, Dritter Aufzug, Dritte Szene.
#::I see Grane there, my trusty steed: \ how happily he grazes, he who was asleep like me! \ Siegfried woke him along with me. � Richard Wagner, Seigfried, Act 3, Scene 3.
Category:German nouns
Category:de:Horses
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