- Ro, Roes
The Roe
deer (Capreolus capreolus). A European variety of small deer,
reddish-brown
in the summer and grey in the winter, noted for its nimbleness and
grace.
"The dredful ro, the buk, the hert and the hynde" -
The Parlement of Foules
"Dredful" means "timid."
"Was ful the woode, and many roes" - The Book of the
Duchess
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