[rove] vb roved ; rov.ing [ME roven to shoot at random, wander] vi (1536): to move aimlessly: roam ~ vt: to wander through or over syn see wander
[2]rove n (1606): an act or instance of wandering [3]rove past and past part of reeve [4]rove vt roved ; rov.ing [origin unknown] (1789): to join (textile fibers) with a slight twist and draw out into roving [5]rove n (1789): roving