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rathe definition

rathe (rāt̸h)

adjective

  1. quick; prompt; eager
  2. coming or happening early in the day, year, etc.; esp., blooming or ripening early in the season

Etymology: ME < OE hræth, var. of hræd, quick, speedy < IE base *kret-, to shake > MIr crothaim, (I) shake

Also rath (rat̸h, rät̸h)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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