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rathe — rathe; rathe·ness; … English syllables
rathe — [rath, räthrāth] adj. [ME < OE hræth, var. of hræd, quick, speedy < IE base * kret , to shake > MIr crothaim, (I) shake] Archaic 1. quick; prompt; eager 2. coming or happening early in the day, year, etc.; esp., blooming or ripening… … English World dictionary
Rathe — Rath Rath, Rathe Rathe, adv. Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] [1913 Webster] Why rise ye up so rathe? Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rathe — Rath Rath, Rathe Rathe (r[a^]th), a. [AS. hr[ae][eth], hr[ae]d, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hra[eth]r.] Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] [1913 Webster] Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rathe — adjective Etymology: Middle English, quick, from Old English hræth, alteration of hræd; akin to Old High German hrad quick Date: 14th century archaic early < bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies John Milton > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rathe — Recorded in several spellings including Rait, Raitt, Rate, Rath, and Rayt, as well as Raitie, Raittie, Ratie, Reattie, Rettey and possibly others, this is a Scottish surname. It is locational either from Rait in Nairn and Perthshire, or Raith in… … Surnames reference
rathe — adj. poet. coming, blooming, etc., early in the year or day. Phrases and idioms: rathe ripe 1 ripening early. 2 precocious. Etymology: OE hraeligth, hraeligd f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
rathe — rathely, adv. ratheness, n. /raydh/, adj. Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season. Also, rath /rath/. [bef. 900; ME; OE hraeth, hraed quick, active; c. D rad, ON hrathr] * * * … Universalium
rathe — 1. adjective ripening or blooming early. 2. adverb Early in the morning … Wiktionary
rathe — marathe … Dictionnaire des rimes
