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    rathe
    /reɪð/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or their actions) prompt and eager. archaic, literary

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › ratheRATHE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rathe definition: growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.. See examples of RATHE used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ratheRathe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Take the quiz. The meaning of RATHE is early. How to use rathe in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRATHE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective archaic or literary. 1. blossoming or ripening early in the season. 2. eager or prompt. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. Old English hrathe; related to Old High German hrado, Old Norse hrathr.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › ratheRathe - definition of rathe by The Free Dictionary

    Define rathe. rathe synonyms, rathe pronunciation, rathe translation, English dictionary definition of rathe. adj. Archaic Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ratherathe - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · rathe (comparative rather, superlative rathest) ( poetic ) Ripening or blooming early. 1637 , John Milton , “ Lycidas ”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, [ …

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › ratheRathe Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Rathe definition: Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRATHE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    rathe in American English. (reɪð ) adjective Archaic. 1. quick; prompt; eager. 2. coming or happening early in the day, year, etc.; esp., blooming or ripening early in the season. Also rath (ræθ ; rɑθ ) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › rathe_adj1rathe, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective rathe. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in English regional dialect.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › rathe_advrathe, adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the adverb rathe mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb rathe , five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. www.wordsense.eu › ratherathe: meaning, definition - WordSense

    rathe (comparative more rathe, superlative most rathe) ripening or blooming early. Milton Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Origin & history II From Middle English, from Old English hraþe ("quickly"), from Proto-Germanic *hraþô ("quickly, rapidly"), from *hraþaz ("quick, rapid"). See above. Adverb