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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Roam \Roam\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Roaming}.] [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. [be]r[?]man to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r[?]m[?]n to strive after, OHG. r[be]men. But the word was probably influenced by Rome; cf. OF. romier a pilgrim, originally, a pilgrim going to Rome, It. romeo, Sp. romero. Cf. {Ramble}.] To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander. He roameth to the carpenter's house. --Chaucer. Daphne roaming through a thorny wood. --Shak. Syn: To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble. | |
