wroth

Full of anger; wrathful.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəʊθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wroth

Inherited from Old English: wrāþ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: wreed

Cognate with Old Saxon: wrēd

Cognate with Dutch: wreed

Cognate with Old High German: reid

Cognate with Old Norse: reiðr

Cognate with Danish: vred

Cognate with Swedish: vred

In summary

From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

Synonyms

angry

😠

wrathful

irate

ireful

enraged

wrothful

incensed

shirty

awrath

ropable

berserk

frantic

furious

furiously

ragging

wrathy

Translations

courroucé

bikîn

bikerb

xezebî

binefret

θυμωμένος

αγριεμένος

εξοργισμένος

airado

😠

zornig

😠

hiddetli

wütend

irritato

en colère

😠

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