rethe
See also: reþe
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From 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”).
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rethe (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.
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rethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)
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rethe
- Alternative form of reth