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rathe

(rāth, răth)

adj. Archaic

Appearing or ripening early in the year, as flowers or fruit.

[Middle English, quick, from Old English hræd, hræth.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

rathe

(reɪð) or

rath

adj

1. blossoming or ripening early in the season

2. eager or prompt

[Old English hrathe; related to Old High German hrado, Old Norse hrathr]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

rathe

(reɪð)

adj.

Archaic. early.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English hræth, hræd quick, active; c. Dutch rad, Old Norse hrathr]

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