wroth
11Wroth — Recorded in many forms including: Wreath, Wraith, Wrate, Wrates, Wroth and Wroath, this is a surname of English origins. Derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century word wrath , meaning angry or fierce, it was a nickname either for somebody… …
12wroth — adjective /rɑθ/ Full of anger; wrathful. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. See Also: wrath …
13wroth — [[t]rɔθ, rɒθ[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]roʊθ[/t]] adj. angry; wrathful (usu. used predicatively): He was wroth to see the damage to his home[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE wrāth, c. OS wrēth, OHG reid, ON reithr; akin to writhe …
14WROTH, Lady Mary — (1587 1653?) One of the most important woman writers in early modern England, Mary Wroth produced the first female authored romance, pastoral play, and sonnet sequence in English. Wroth s family was well known for its literary accomplishments.… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
15Wroth Silver — Early in the morning of 11 November (St Martin s Day), representatives of various Warwickshire parishes along with a large crowd of onlookers gather on Knight low Hill to pay money, or Wroth Silver, to the agent of the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord… …
16Wroth, Lady Mary — (?1587 ?1651) The eldest daughter of Robert Sidney, first earl of Leicester and niece of Sir Philip Sidney (see entry), in 1604 she married Sir Robert Wroth, who became very wealthy on his father s death in 1614. Lady Mary was often at court… …
17wroth — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrāth; akin to Old High German reid twisted, Old English wrīthan to writhe Date: before 12th century intensely angry ; highly incensed ; wrathful …
18wroth — Synonyms and related words: angered, angry, browned off, cross, heated, incensed, indignant, irate, ireful, livid, mad, pissed, pissed off, riled up, sore, ticked off, waxy, worked up, wrathful, wrathy, wrought up …
19wroth — adj. == angry. RG. 31; timid. Alys. 544. AS. wráð == poor, base. Wright’s L. P. p. 38 sb. == evil, unkindness. RG. 31 …
20wroth — rɔθ /rəʊθ ,rɔθ adj. wrathful, enraged, extremely angry …
