rethe
See also: reþe
English
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editFrom Middle English reth, rethe, from Old English rēþe (“fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rōþī, from Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey-, *rēy- (“to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl”). Cognate with Scots reithe, reythe, reth (“rethe”), Old High German ruod (“a roar”), Middle High German rüeden (“to be noisy”), Bavarian rüeden (“to be noisy, roar, be in heat”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /riːð/
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Adjective
editrethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) (of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe.
Derived terms
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editrethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)
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editAdjective
editrethe
- Alternative form of reth
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