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wrathe

wrathe is the obsolete spelling of wrath.

Meaning of wrath

Noun

wrath (usually uncountable, plural wraths)

  1. (formal, usually) Great anger; (countable) an instance of this.
    • Homer relates an episode in the Trojan War that reveals the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles.
  2. (usually) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.
    • the wrath of God
  3. (obsolete, usually) Great ardour or passion.
    • [T]hey are in the verie vvrath of loue, and they vvill together. Clubbes cannot part them.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Questions about wrathe

What is wrathe the obsolete spelling of?
Wrathe is the obsolete spelling of wrath.

Words near wrathe in the dictionary

  1. wratches
  2. wrate
  3. wrath
  4. Wrath Month
  5. Wrathall
  6. wrathe
  7. wrathed
  8. wratheth
  9. wrathful
  10. wrathfully
  11. wrathfulness

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