reth

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === reþe, rethe, reðe === Etymology === From Old English rēþe, from Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈreːð(ə)/ === Adjective === reth (rare) (of people) Savage, ferocious, ruthless, merciless. (of things) Severe, terrifying, dangerous. ==== Derived terms ==== rethnes ==== Descendants ==== English: rethe, reth, reithe, retht Scots: reth, reithe ==== References ==== “rẹ̄th(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 September 2018.