"rethe" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /riːð/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rethe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rether [comparative], more rethe [comparative], rethest [superlative], most rethe [superlative]
Etymology: 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-, *rēy- (“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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reth}} Middle English reth, {{m|enm|rethe}} rethe, {{inh|en|ang|rēþe|t=fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire}} Old English rēþe (“fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*rōþī}} Proto-West Germanic *rōþī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*rōþijaz|t=wild}} Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz (“wild”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*rey-}} Proto-Indo-European *rey-, {{m|ine-pro|*rēy-|t=to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl}} *rēy- (“to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl”), {{cog|sco|reithe}} Scots reithe, {{m|sco|reythe}} reythe, {{m|sco|reth||rethe}} reth (“rethe”), {{cog|goh|ruod||a roar}} Old High German ruod (“a roar”), {{cog|gmh|rüeden||to be noisy}} Middle High German rüeden (“to be noisy”), {{cog|bar|rüeden||to be noisy, roar, be in heat}} Bavarian rüeden (“to be noisy, roar, be in heat”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} rethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)
  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.
    Sense id: en-rethe-en-adj-GnACL988 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) (of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe.
    Sense id: en-rethe-en-adj-lNx0kCzO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reth, reithe, retht [Scotland] Derived forms: retheness

Adverb

IPA: /riːð/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rethe.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rether [comparative], more rethe [comparative], rethest [superlative], most rethe [superlative]
Etymology: 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-, *rēy- (“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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reth}} Middle English reth, {{m|enm|rethe}} rethe, {{inh|en|ang|rēþe|t=fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire}} Old English rēþe (“fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*rōþī}} Proto-West Germanic *rōþī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*rōþijaz|t=wild}} Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz (“wild”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*rey-}} Proto-Indo-European *rey-, {{m|ine-pro|*rēy-|t=to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl}} *rēy- (“to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl”), {{cog|sco|reithe}} Scots reithe, {{m|sco|reythe}} reythe, {{m|sco|reth||rethe}} reth (“rethe”), {{cog|goh|ruod||a roar}} Old High German ruod (“a roar”), {{cog|gmh|rüeden||to be noisy}} Middle High German rüeden (“to be noisy”), {{cog|bar|rüeden||to be noisy, roar, be in heat}} Bavarian rüeden (“to be noisy, roar, be in heat”) Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} rethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)
  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Furiously; violently; wildly.
    Sense id: en-rethe-en-adv-mFmmHkjr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: reth, reithe, retht [Scotland]

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        ],
        [
          "savage",
          "savage"
        ],
        [
          "stern",
          "stern"
        ],
        [
          "zealous",
          "zealous"
        ],
        [
          "ardent",
          "ardent"
        ],
        [
          "keen",
          "keen"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Now chiefly dialectal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Now chiefly dialectal) (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Terrible",
          "terrible"
        ],
        [
          "dreadful",
          "dreadful"
        ],
        [
          "severe",
          "severe"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Now chiefly dialectal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Now chiefly dialectal) (of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/riːð/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rethe.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "reth"
    },
    {
      "word": "reithe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ],
      "word": "retht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rethe"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English adverbs",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "reth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English reth",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "rethe"
      },
      "expansion": "rethe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "rēþe",
        "t": "fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English rēþe (“fierce, cruel, savage, severe, stern, austere, zealous, wild, dire”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*rōþī"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *rōþī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*rōþijaz",
        "t": "wild"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz (“wild”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*rey-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *rey-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*rēy-",
        "t": "to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl"
      },
      "expansion": "*rēy- (“to scream, shout, roar, bellow, bark, growl”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "reithe"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots reithe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "reythe"
      },
      "expansion": "reythe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "reth",
        "3": "",
        "4": "rethe"
      },
      "expansion": "reth (“rethe”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "ruod",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a roar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ruod (“a roar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "rüeden",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be noisy"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German rüeden (“to be noisy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bar",
        "2": "rüeden",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to be noisy, roar, be in heat"
      },
      "expansion": "Bavarian rüeden (“to be noisy, roar, be in heat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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-, *rēy- (“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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rether",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more rethe",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rethest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most rethe",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er",
        "2": "more"
      },
      "expansion": "rethe (comparative rether or more rethe, superlative rethest or most rethe)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Furiously; violently; wildly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Furiously",
          "furiously"
        ],
        [
          "violently",
          "violently"
        ],
        [
          "wildly",
          "wildly"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Now chiefly dialectal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Now chiefly dialectal) Furiously; violently; wildly."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/riːð/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rethe.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "reth"
    },
    {
      "word": "reithe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ],
      "word": "retht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rethe"
}

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