Middle English Dictionary Entry
rāth(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rāth(e n. Also ratht. |
| Etymology | OIr. raíthe; cp. Scot. raith. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A quarter of a year.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)23833 : Said it es for gain mani rathe [Göt: rath; Frf: ȝere], 'Lathe es to here þat man es lathe.'
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)16166 : Herodes had grenid him to se þar forwid mani ratht [Frf: rath].