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RATHE
Etymology 1
Adjective
rathe (comparative more rathe, superlative most rathe)
(poetic) Ripening or blooming early.
Etymology 2
Adverb
rathe (comparative more rathe, superlative most rathe)
(obsolete) Quickly.
(poetic) Early in the morning.
Anagrams
• Earth, Erath, Harte, Heart, Herat, Herta, Taher, Terah, Thera, earth, hater, heart, rehat, th'are, thare
Source: Wiktionary
Rath, Rathe, a. Etym: [AS. hræ\'eb, hræd, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hrathr.]
Definition: Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton.
Rath, Rathe, adv.
Definition: Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] Why rise ye up so rathe Chaucer. Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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