Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗verb
To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. · To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over. · To bind or involve by winding, as with a bandage; to enwrap; often with up. · To drive, impel, or flow onward with a steady, wave-like motion.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled. · Something formed into a compact shape by being rolled up. · A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble. · A heavy cylinder used to break clods.
From Middle English rollen, partly from Old French roller, roler, röeler, röoler, from Medieval Latin rotulāre (“to roll; to revolve”), from Latin rotula (“a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”); partly from Anglo-Latin rollāre, from the same ultimate source. Displaced native English welt and partially displaced English wallow.
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