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rathe
I. \ˈrāth, ˈrath\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, rapidly, from Old English hrathe, hræthe; akin to Middle Dutch rade rapidly, Old High German rado; derivative from the stem of Old English hræd rapid, fast
chiefly dialect : early in the day, season, or period
< rathe she rose — Alfred Tennyson >
II. adjective
or rath \ˈrath\
Etymology: Middle English, quick, rapid, fast, from Old English hræth, alteration (influenced by hrathe, hræthe, adverb) of hræd; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German rat quick, rapid, fast, Old High German hrad, rad, Old Norse hrathr, and perhaps Middle Irish crothaim I shake, Lithuanian kresti to shake
chiefly dialect : early in the day, the season, or year : done, coming, or ready before others of its class or before the usual time or season; specifically : early-blooming or early-bearing
< bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies — John Milton >
< the rathe wheat — W.E.Henley >
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