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rote

2  [roht] ,
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–noun Music.
crowd 2 .
Also, rota, rotta, rotte.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < OF < Frankish *hrota (cf. OHG hruozza); akin to crowd 2
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rotte

  [rot] ,
–noun Music.
rote 2 .
Also, rot⋅ta  [rot-uh] .
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Word Origin & History

rote 
c.1300, in phrase bi rote "by heart," of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be connected with O.Fr. rote "route" (see route), or from L. rota "wheel" (see rotary), but O.E.D. calls both suggestions groundless.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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rotta

medieval European stringed musical instrument. The name is frequently applied to the boxlike lyres with straight or waisted sides frequently pictured in medieval illustrations of musical instruments. Some surviving writings, however, indicate that contemporary writers may have applied the name to the harp. The rotta probably originated in Ireland as the cruit and spread to the European continent. The Irish name is related to crwth, the Welsh bowed lyre.

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