reþe

See also: rethe

Middle English

Adjective

reþe

1. Alternative form of reth

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to bellow, roar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.θe/, [ˈreː.ðe]

Adjective

rēþe

1. fierce, cruel, savage

Declension

Declension of rēþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rēþe	rēþu, rēþo	rēþe
Accusative	rēþne	rēþe	rēþe
Genitive	rēþes	rēþre	rēþes
Dative	rēþum	rēþre	rēþum
Instrumental	rēþe	rēþre	rēþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rēþe	rēþa, rēþe	rēþu, rēþo
Accusative	rēþe	rēþa, rēþe	rēþu, rēþo
Genitive	rēþra	rēþra	rēþra
Dative	rēþum	rēþum	rēþum
Instrumental	rēþum	rēþum	rēþum

Declension of rēþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rēþa	rēþe	rēþe
Accusative	rēþan	rēþan	rēþe
Genitive	rēþan	rēþan	rēþan
Dative	rēþan	rēþan	rēþan
Instrumental	rēþan	rēþan	rēþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rēþan	rēþan	rēþan
Accusative	rēþan	rēþan	rēþan
Genitive	rēþra, rēþena	rēþra, rēþena	rēþra, rēþena
Dative	rēþum	rēþum	rēþum
Instrumental	rēþum	rēþum	rēþum

Derived terms

• rēþiġ
• rēþnes
• unrēþe

Descendants

• Middle English: reth, reþe, rethe, reðe
  • English: rethe, reth, reithe, retht
  • Scots: reth, reithe