Old English · adverb
wraþe
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈwrɑː.θe/[ˈwrɑː.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˈwrɑː · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- angrilywrathfullyevillyfiercelyperverselywickedlybitterlycruelly
wraþe1 · adverb
Senses
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angrily, wrathfully
Ful oft mec hēr wrāþe beġeat fromsīþ frēan.
Well oft lord’s leaving wrathfully got me here.
10th century, The Wife's Lament: -
fiercely, cruelly, bitterly
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evilly, perversely, wickedly
wraþe2 · noun · inflected form
Senses
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inflection of wraþu:; accusative/genitive/dative singular
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inflection of wraþu:; nominative/accusative plural
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Inflected form of wraþu
Etymology
From wrāþ (“violent, angry”) + -e (“-ly”).
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