wroth

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (cruel), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (to turn). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (haughty; proud), Old Saxon wrēd (evil) (Dutch wreed (cruel)), Old High German reid (cruel), Old Norse reiðr (angry) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

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Adjective

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wroth (comparative more wroth, superlative most wroth)

  1. (formal, archaic) Full of anger; wrathful.
    Synonym: wrath

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (cruel), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (to turn).

Adjective

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wroth

  1. Wrathful, wroth.