rethe

发音

其它 /riːð/

词形变化

rether 比较级 more rethe 比较级 rethest 最高级 most rethe 最高级

别名

reth reithe retht

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    (of things) Terrible; dreadful; severe.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Furiously; violently; wildly.

词源

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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