"wrothy" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwrɔ̝ːðiː/ Forms: worthi [alternative], worthy [alternative], worþy [alternative], wrothi [alternative]
Etymology: PIE root *wreyt- From wroth (“wrath”) + -y (“-y”); first attested in c. 1425. Etymology templates: {{PIE root box|enm|wreyt-}} PIE root *wreyt-, {{af|enm|wroth|-y|nocap=1|t1=wrath|t2=-y}} wroth (“wrath”) + -y (“-y”), {{etydate|c|1425|nocap=1}} first attested in c. 1425 Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} wrothy, {{enm-adj}} wrothy
  1. Wrathful, angry; feeling anger. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-wrothy-enm-adj-bSSzC3kr Categories (other): Anger Disambiguation of Anger: 67 33
  2. Irritable, prickly; easily angered. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-wrothy-enm-adj-ign242me Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 100

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