rote 1
/roht/ , n.
1. routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure: the rote of daily living.
2. by rote , from memory, without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way: to learn a language by rote.
[ 1275-1325; ME; of obscure orig. ]
rote 2
/roht/ , n. Music.
crowd 2 .
Also, rota, rotta, rotte .
[ 1350-1400; ME hrota (cf. OHG hruozza ); akin to CROWD 2 ]
rote 3
/roht/ , n.
the sound of waves breaking on the shore.
[ 1600-10; perh. rauta roar ]