rathe
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From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”).
Cognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”).
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rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)
- (poetic) Ripening or blooming early.
- 1637, John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:
- Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies.
- 1849, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H., canto 111:
- Thy converse drew us with delight,
The men of rathe and riper years:
The feeble soul, a haunt of fears,
Forgot his weakness in thy sight.
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rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)
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Verb edit
rathe
- inflection of rathen:
Middle English edit
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- rade, rath, raþ, raþe, rauth
- hraþe, hraþa, raðæ, raðe, ræðe, ræðen, reaðe, reðe (Early Middle English)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō; compare rad (“quick”).
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rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)
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- “rāth(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
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rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)
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- “rāth(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
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rathe m
- inflection of ratha (“chariot; pleasure”):