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rath |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rath \Rath\, n. [Ir. rath.] 1. A hill or mound. [Ireland] --Spencer. 2. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rath \Rath\, Rathe \Rathe\, a. [AS. hr[ae][eth], hr[ae]d, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hra[eth]r.] Coming before others or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rath \Rath\, Rathe \Rathe\, adv Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] Why rise ye up so rathe? --Chaucer. Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. --Spencer.
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