rather

(Îngilîzî)

Berevajî
utterly
Pircarînî

A2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English rather, from Old English hraþor, comparative of hraþe (“soon, early, fast”). More at rathe. Cognate with Dutch radder (“faster”), comparative of Dutch rad (“fast; quick”), German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), German gerade (“even; straight; direct”). By surface analysis, rathe + -er.

Related words

zêdetir

zehf

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