"rathe" meaning in Middle English

See rathe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈraːð(ə)/, /ˈrað(ə)/ Forms: rathere [comparative], rathest [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō; compare rad (“quick”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hræþe||soon, quickly|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), {{inh+|enm|ang|hræþe|t=soon, quickly}} Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hraþō}} Proto-West Germanic *hraþō Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|rathere|superlative|rathest|head=}} rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest), {{enm-adj||rathere|rathest}} rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)
  1. eager, decisive
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adj-F5Jhom8Y
  2. rash, hasty, angry
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adj-vvH9Oy1P
  3. early, soon
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adj-r5jr8q-A
  4. important, meaningful
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adj-hSFFc8Vr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rade, rath, raþ, raþe, rauth, hraþe, hraþa, raðæ, raðe, ræðe, ræðen, reaðe, reðe [Early-Middle-English]

Adverb

IPA: /ˈraːð(ə)/, /ˈrað(ə)/ Forms: rathere [comparative], rathest [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō; compare rad (“quick”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hræþe||soon, quickly|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), {{inh+|enm|ang|hræþe|t=soon, quickly}} Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hraþō}} Proto-West Germanic *hraþō Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|comparative|rathere|superlative|rathest|head=}} rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest), {{enm-adv|rathere|rathest}} rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)
  1. quickly, speedily
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adv-UTdHeYsj Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 4 0 25 23 6 6 9 0 0 0 22 1 0 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 0 26 25 4 4 6 0 0 0 28 1 0 2 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 33 0 9 1 52 4 1
  2. immediately, at once
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adv-fSZUkaQ-
  3. now, presently
    Sense id: en-rathe-enm-adv--P5rjFRx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rather
Synonyms: rade, rath, raþ, raþe, rauth, hraþe, hraþa, raðæ, raðe, ræðe, ræðen, reaðe, reðe [Early-Middle-English]

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hræþe",
        "t": "soon, quickly"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*hraþō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hraþō",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old English hræþe (“soon, quickly”), from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō; compare rad (“quick”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rathere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rathest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "rathere",
        "7": "superlative",
        "8": "rathest",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "rathere",
        "3": "rathest"
      },
      "expansion": "rathe (comparative rathere, superlative rathest)",
      "name": "enm-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eager, decisive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eager",
          "eager"
        ],
        [
          "decisive",
          "decisive"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rash, hasty, angry"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rash",
          "rash"
        ],
        [
          "hasty",
          "hasty"
        ],
        [
          "angry",
          "angry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "early, soon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "important, meaningful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ],
        [
          "meaningful",
          "meaningful"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈraːð(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrað(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "rade"
    },
    {
      "word": "rath"
    },
    {
      "word": "raþ"
    },
    {
      "word": "raþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "rauth"
    },
    {
      "word": "hraþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "hraþa"
    },
    {
      "word": "raðæ"
    },
    {
      "word": "raðe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ræðe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ræðen"
    },
    {
      "word": "reaðe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "reðe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rathe"
}

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