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rathel

rathel verb: to fix; root.

Verb

rathel (third-person singular simple present rathels, present participle (US) ratheling or (UK) rathelling, simple past and past participle (US) ratheled or (UK) rathelled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To fix; root.
    • A hartheled wall, or ratheled with hasill rods, wands, or such other, […]1608, Withals Dictionarie, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of rathel

third-person singular presentrathels
present participle USratheling
present participle UKrathelling
past participle USratheled
past USratheled
past participle UKrathelled
past UKrathelled

Origin of rathel

From Middle English rathelen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to raddle.

Questions about rathel

What does rathel mean?
Rathel means to fix; root.
What part of speech is rathel?
Rathel is a verb.
What is the past tense of rathel?
The past tense of rathel is ratheled.

Words near rathel in the dictionary

  1. Rathburns
  2. Rathcool
  3. Rathdrum
  4. Rathduff
  5. rathe
  6. rathel
  7. rathely
  8. Rathen
  9. ratheness
  10. rather
  11. rather than

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