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English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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.
Derived terms
Adverb
rethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Furiously; violently; wildly.
Anagrams
Middle English
Adjective
rethe
- Alternative form of reth