awrath
/əˈɹɒθ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Telka arounded and awrathed be like unto a thunder-storm, […]"
- "‛Tis an old story: Might awrath with right: A nation conquered and her shrines o’erthrown; Her chieftains flying seaward in the night, And not a trumpet of departure blown."
- "Nay, never sneer! Enough! I am awrath today! Give me the gold you owe, or by the saints —"
- "These are felt in the upper world, where Hine-puia, who personifies volcanoes, is awrath, and who sweeps before her Hine-uku […]"
- "But one left me awroth and went in unto thy table. I tarried, till his anger was blown out."
- "After awhile, Guest Gulkan no longer knew whether he was alive or dead, awake or awrath in nightmare."
Etymology
From Old English ġewrāþian; equivalent to the a- + wrath.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əˈɹɒθ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
awraths (present, singular)
awrathing (participle, present)
awrathed (participle, past)
awrathed (past)
awroth (alternative)