rethe

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/riːð/

Definition of rethe

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.
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adj

  1. (of persons) Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.
  2. (of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe.

adv

  1. Furiously; violently; wildly.

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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- (“to…

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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- (“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”).

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