rathe

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English hræþ, hræd (“quick, nimble, ready, active, alert, prompt”), from Proto-Germanic *hraþaz, *hradaz (“quick, rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”). Cognate with Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), German gerade (“straight, direct”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍃 (raþs, “easy”).

Adjective

rathe (comparative more rathe, superlative most rathe)

1. (poetic) ripening or blooming early.

Etymology 2

From Middle English, from Old English hraþe (“quickly”), from Proto-Germanic *hraþô (“quickly, rapidly”), from *hraþaz (“quick, rapid”). See above.

Adverb

rathe (comparative more rathe, superlative most rathe)

1. (obsolete) Quickly.
2. (poetic) Early in the morning.

Anagrams

• Earth, earth, hater, heart, rehat, Terah