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rethe
- /riːð/
- /riːv/
Sounds like wreathe, (th-fronting) reeve, reave · Rhymes with -iːð, -iːv
Where it comes from
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- (“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”).
adjective rether · more rethe · rethest · most rethe · reth · reithe
- (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.
- (of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe.
adverb rether · more rethe · rethest · most rethe · reth · reithe
- Furiously; violently; wildly.
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title = {rethe},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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