awrath
/ˈaʊ.ɹæt/UK/əˈɹɒθ/
awrath verb: anger; enrage. Also the alternative form of awrah.
Verb
awrath (third-person singular simple present awraths, present participle awrathing, simple past and past participle awrathed)
Adjective
awrath
- Wrathful; incensed; enraged; irate.
- ‛Tis an old story: Might awrath with right:
A nation conquered and her shrines o’erthrown;
Her chieftains flying seaward in the night,
And not a trumpet of departure blown.1862, Duffy’s Hibernian magazine, volume 2, page 161, “The Flight of the Earls”, lines 1–4 - Nay, never sneer! Enough! I am awrath today! Give me the gold you owe, or by the saints —1908, Miguel Zamacoïs, translated by John Nathan Raphael, The Jesters: A Simple Story in Four Acts of Verse, Brentano’s, page 22
- ‛Tis an old story: Might awrath with right:
Noun
awrath (uncountable)
- wrath
- Moroni expected no positive response, saying, “Ye have once rejected these things, and have fought against the people of the Lord, even so I may expect you will do it again. And now behold, we are prepared to receive you; yea, and except you withdraw your purposes, behold, ye will pull down the...2008, Randal Chase, Making Precious Things Plain: A Book of Mormon Study Guide, Cedar Fort, →ISBN, page 128, →ISBN
Also used as
awrath is also the alternative form of awrah.
Examples of awrath in a sentence
- These are felt in the upper world, where Hine-puia, who personifies volcanoes, is awrath, and who sweeps before her Hine-uku […]a. 1931, Elsdon Best, Māori Religion and Mythology: Being an Account of the Cosmogony, Anthropogeny, Religious Beliefs and Rites, Magic and...
- After awhile, Guest Gulkan no longer knew whether he was alive or dead, awake or awrath in nightmare.2006, Hugh Cook, The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 491:
Forms of awrath
| third-person singular present | awraths |
|---|---|
| present participle | awrathing |
| past participle | awrathed |
| past | awrathed |
| alternative form | awroth |
Origin of awrath
From Old English ġewrāþian; equivalent to the a- + wrath.
Questions about awrath
- What does awrath mean?
- Awrath means anger; enrage.
- How do you use awrath in a sentence?
- These are felt in the upper world, where Hine-puia, who personifies volcanoes, is awrath, and who sweeps before her Hine-uku […]
- What part of speech is awrath?
- Awrath can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce awrath?
- Awrath is pronounced /əˈɹɒθ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of awrath?
- The past tense of awrath is awrathed.
Words near awrath in the dictionary
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