(transitive, intransitive, chiefly Scotland, archaic) To beat or strike (someone or something); to assail (someone or something) with blows.

(chiefly Scotland, archaic) A violent movement; a heavy or stunning blow or stroke.

(Scotland, obsolete) The brant or brent goose (Branta bernicla).

A course or way which is traveled or passed. / A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.

(transitive) To direct or divert along a particular course. / (Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet. / (computing, transitive) To send (information) through a router.

Eye dialect spelling of root.

(Britain) present participle of route

(Britain) a method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a transport network

(networking) A method of finding paths from origins to destinations in a network such as the Internet, along which information can be passed.

present participle of route