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wrothness

wrothness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger.

Noun

wrothness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger.
    • In wrath when we writhe, or in wrothness are wapped.1999, Richard Beadle, Pamela M. King, York Mystery Plays, page 176

Forms of wrothness

alternative formwrathness

Origin of wrothness

From wroth + -ness. Compare West Frisian wredens (“wrath, wrothness”).

Questions about wrothness

What does wrothness mean?
Wrothness means the state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger.
What part of speech is wrothness?
Wrothness is a noun.

Words near wrothness in the dictionary

  1. Wrotham
  2. wrothe
  3. wrothful
  4. wrothfully
  5. wrothily
  6. wrothness
  7. wrothy
  8. Wrottesley
  9. wrought
  10. wrought havoc
  11. wrought iron

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