wroth

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹəʊθ/ (UK, alternatively) IPA(key): /ɹɒθ/ Homophone: wrath (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɔθ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɹɑθ/ Rhymes: -əʊθ, -ɒθ === Adjective === wroth (comparative more wroth, superlative most wroth) (formal, archaic) Full of anger; wrathful. Synonym: wrath ==== Derived terms ==== wood-wroth ==== Related terms ==== wrath ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “wroth”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “wroth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === -worth, Worth, throw, whort, worth == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-West Germanic *wraiþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“rushed”). ==== Alternative forms ==== worþ, wrooth, wrooþ, wrooþe, wrothe, wroþ, wroþe, wrought wrað, wraþ, wroð, wroed (Early Middle English); wroȝt, wroȝþ, wroht (Late Middle English); wærð, wræð (Laȝamon's Brut) wourthe (Ireland); wrouth, wrouthe (Southern); vroþ (Southwest Midland) wrad, wrahte, wraith, wrath, wrathe, wraþ, wreth, wroght (Northern); wraþe, wrauth, wrayþ (North Midland); vraith, wraithe (Early Scots) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /wrɔ̝ːθ/ IPA(key): /wrɑːθ/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /wraːθ/ (Northern) ==== Adjective ==== wroth Wroth, angry; full of anger: Raging, irate; consumed by anger. Displeased, enraged; having displeasure. Harsh, violent, tempestuous: Wrathful; displaying anger. Irritable, stern; easily angered. (of animals) Fierce, savage. (of the sea) Stormy, tempestuous; not gentle. (rare) Unlucky, unfortunate; not propitious. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: wroth (archaic) Middle Scots: wrath, wraith Scots: wraith → English: wraith ===== References ===== “wrōth, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “wroth, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. ==== Noun ==== wroth (uncountable) Wrath, rage; deep anger. ===== Descendants ===== English: wroth (obsolete) Middle Scots: wrath, wraith Scots: wraith → English: wraith ===== References ===== “wrōth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “wratthe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “wroth, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== wroth alternative form of wrothe === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== wroth alternative form of wrothen