rethe

Meanings

Adjective

• Fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen.
• Terrible; dreadful; severe.

Adverb

• Furiously; violently; wildly.

Origin

• From Middle English reth, rethe, from Old English rēþe, from Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *rey-, *rēy-. Cognate with Scots reithe, reythe, reth, Old High German ruod ("a roar"), Middle High German rüeden ("to be noisy"), Bavarian rüeden ("to be noisy, roar, be in heat").