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    rathe
    /reɪð/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or their actions) prompt and eager. archaic, literary

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › ratheRATHE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rathe definition: growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.. See examples of RATHE used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ratheRathe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    ˈrāt͟h ˈrath. archaic. : early. bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies John Milton. Word History. Etymology. Middle English, quick, from Old English hræth, alteration of hræd; akin to Old High German hrad quick. First Known Use. 14th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of rathe was in the 14th century.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › ratheRathe - definition of rathe by The Free Dictionary

    Define rathe. rathe synonyms, rathe pronunciation, rathe translation, English dictionary definition of rathe. adj. Archaic Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRATHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective archaic or literary. 1. blossoming or ripening early in the season. 2. eager or prompt. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English hrathe; related to Old High German hrado, Old Norse hrathr.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › ratheRathe Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Rathe definition: Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ratherathe - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest) ( poetic ) Ripening or blooming early. 1637 , John Milton , “ Lycidas ”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, [ …

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › rathe_adj1rathe, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Probably also partly formed within English, by conversion.

  9. www.wordsense.eu › ratherathe: meaning, definition - WordSense

    rathe (comparative more rathe, superlative most rathe) ripening or blooming early. Milton Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Origin & history II From Middle English, from Old English hraþe ("quickly"), from Proto-Germanic *hraþô ("quickly, rapidly"), from *hraþaz ("quick, rapid"). See above. Adverb

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › rathe_advrathe, adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adverb rathe mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb rathe, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in English regional dialect.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › ratherathe - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    rathe (rāᵺ), adj. [ Archaic.]growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season. Also, rath (rath). bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hræth, hræd quick, active; cognate with Dutch rad, Old Norse hrathr. rathe′ly, adv.