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RatheEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
* As a German surname, variant of Rath. * As a southern German surname, from a pet form of the name Konrad. * As a French surname, variant of Ratte.
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From Middle English rathe, from Old English hraþe, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþō, *hradō (“quickly”), from *hraþ, *hrad (“quick”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“quick; to move quickly”). Cognate with German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), and German gerade (“now, just, exactly”); compare Dutch rad (“quick, swift”), Norwegian rad (“quick, direct”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰 (raþiza, “easier”).
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Mayhew–Skeat (1888)
1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- RatheMiddle English · word_rathe_vb
Rathe, v. to advise, HD. See above.
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Rathe, adv. early, PP, S2, S3; quickly, S, S2; reaðe, S; rath, B; raðer, comp., sooner, rather, PP, S, S2, C2; redþer, S; raðest, superl., PP; raðeste, S.
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