"rathe" meaning in English

See rathe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹeɪð/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rathe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rather [comparative], rathest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪð Etymology: From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”). Cognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rathe}} Middle English rathe, {{inh|en|ang|hraþe}} Old English hraþe, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hraþō}} Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, {{m|gmw-pro|*hradō||quickly}} *hradō (“quickly”), {{m|gmw-pro|*hraþ}} *hraþ, {{m|gem-pro|*hrad|t=quick}} *hrad (“quick”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kret-||quick; to move quickly}} Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”), {{cog|nds-de|radd}} German Low German radd, {{m|nds-de|ratt|t=rashly; quickly; hastily}} ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), {{cog|de|gerade|t=now, just, exactly}} German gerade (“now, just, exactly”), {{cog|nl|rad||quick, swift}} Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), {{cog|no|rad||quick, direct}} Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), {{cog|got|𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃||easy}} Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”) Head templates: {{en-adj|rather|sup1=rathest}} rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)
  1. (poetic) Ripening or blooming early. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-rathe-en-adj-wLBTr-yu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rath

Adverb

IPA: /ɹeɪð/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rathe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rather [comparative], rathest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪð Etymology: From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”). Cognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rathe}} Middle English rathe, {{inh|en|ang|hraþe}} Old English hraþe, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hraþō}} Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, {{m|gmw-pro|*hradō||quickly}} *hradō (“quickly”), {{m|gmw-pro|*hraþ}} *hraþ, {{m|gem-pro|*hrad|t=quick}} *hrad (“quick”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kret-||quick; to move quickly}} Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”), {{cog|nds-de|radd}} German Low German radd, {{m|nds-de|ratt|t=rashly; quickly; hastily}} ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), {{cog|de|gerade|t=now, just, exactly}} German gerade (“now, just, exactly”), {{cog|nl|rad||quick, swift}} Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), {{cog|no|rad||quick, direct}} Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), {{cog|got|𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃||easy}} Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”) Head templates: {{en-adv|rather|sup1=rathest}} rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)
  1. (obsolete) Quickly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-rathe-en-adv-mOMlXhpJ
  2. (poetic) Early in the morning. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-rathe-en-adv-2jwhwqol
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rath Related terms: rather

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "rathe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English rathe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hraþe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English hraþe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hraþō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hraþō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "*hradō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "quickly"
      },
      "expansion": "*hradō (“quickly”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "*hraþ"
      },
      "expansion": "*hraþ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hrad",
        "t": "quick"
      },
      "expansion": "*hrad (“quick”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kret-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "quick; to move quickly"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "radd"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German radd",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "ratt",
        "t": "rashly; quickly; hastily"
      },
      "expansion": "ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gerade",
        "t": "now, just, exactly"
      },
      "expansion": "German gerade (“now, just, exactly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "rad",
        "3": "",
        "4": "quick, swift"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch rad (“quick, swift”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "rad",
        "3": "",
        "4": "quick, direct"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃",
        "3": "",
        "4": "easy"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”).\nCognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rather",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rathest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rather",
        "sup1": "rathest"
      },
      "expansion": "rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "rather"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Quickly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Quickly",
          "quickly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Quickly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Early in the morning."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "Early",
          "early"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) Early in the morning."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹeɪð/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪð"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rath"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rathe"
}

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