Crossword-Solution: ROTT 4 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 4

But evil on it self shall back recoyl, And mix no more with goodness, when at last Gather'd like scum, and setl'd to it self It shall be in eternal restless change Self-fed, and self-consum'd, if this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rott'nness, And earths base built on stubble.

Chappell at one time believed it was the old English _Rote_, from _rota_, a wheel, but changed his mind later, and showed that the rote had a hole through it, which enabled it to be played with both hands like a lyre or harp, and derived its name from the Anglo-Saxon "rott"--cheerful.

Another ambitious scheme, which failed, was that of Conrad Rott of Augsburg [Sidenote: 1570 ff.] to get a monopoly of pepper.

Did he lack ammunition--he made shift to capture a supply for his little Par-rott guns that barked like fierce dogs at the rear-guard of an enemy or protected his own retreat when it jumped with his plans to compass a speedy withdrawal himself.

Should this sound be stilled for a few moments, one need only attempt in some opening among the stones to imitate their cry (according to Martens: _rott-tet-tet-tet-tet_) to get immediately eager and sustained replies from all sides.