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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)
- (poetic) Ripening or blooming early.
Adverb
rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)
- (obsolete) Quickly.
- (poetic) Early in the morning.
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Anagrams
- Earth, Erath, Harte, Heart, Herat, Herta, Taher, Terah, Thera, earth, hater, heart, rehat, th'are, thare
German
Verb
rathe
- inflection of rathen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rade, rath, raþ, raþe, rauth
- hraþe, hraþa, raðæ, raðe, ræðe, ræðen, reaðe, reðe (Early Middle English)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō; compare rad (“quick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraːð(ə)/, /ˈrað(ə)/
Adverb
rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)
- quickly, speedily
- immediately, at once
- now, presently
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Descendants
References
Adjective
rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)
- eager, decisive
- rash, hasty, angry
- early, soon
- important, meaningful
Descendants
References
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀭𑀣𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- रथे (Devanagari script)
- রথে (Bengali script)
- රථෙ (Sinhalese script)
- ရထေ (Burmese script)
- รเถ or ระเถ (Thai script)
- ᩁᨳᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ຣເຖ or ຣະເຖ (Lao script)
- រថេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄢𑄗𑄬 (Chakma script)
Noun
rathe m
- inflection of ratha (“chariot; pleasure”):
- locative singular
- accusative plural