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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