Pronunciation : Rath
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ir. rath.]
Definition : 1. A hill or mound. [Ireland] Spencer.
2. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Rath, Rathe
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. hr?\'eb, hr?d, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hrathr.]
Definition : Defn: Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs. or Poetic] Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Rath, Rathe
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic] Why rise ye up so rathe Chaucer. Too rathe cut off by practice criminal. Spencer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913