wroth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of anger; wrathful.

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊθ/ /ɹɒθ/ /ɹɔθ/ En-us-ne-wroth.ogg /ɹɑθ/ en-us-wroth.ogg

Word forms

wroth more wroth most wroth

Etymology

From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

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