As a proper noun rode
is (the oldest oceanid).
As a noun hode is
testicle.
rode
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical) The line from the vessel to its anchor. Also warp.
Verb
(head)
(ride)
hode
English
Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)
Verb
(en-verb)
(obsolete) To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.
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