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wroth adjective & noun. arch.
[Old English wraT = Old Frisian wreth, Old Saxon wreT (Dutch wreed cruel), Old High German reid, Old Norse reier, from Germanic base also of WRITHE verb. Cf. WRATH noun, adjective.]
A. adjective.
Of a person: stirred to intense anger or indignation; wrathful, incensed, irate. Also foll. by against, at, to, with. OE.
Wordsworth Some..Waxed wroth and with foul claws..On Bard and Hero clamorously fell.
b. transf. Of the wind, sea, etc.: stirred up, stormy. ME.
Of words, action, etc.: characterized by or indicative of wrath or indignation. OE-M17.
Fierce, savage, violent. OE-E16.
Bad, evil; grievous, perverse. OE-LME.
B. noun. Wrath, fury; anger. LME-M17.