Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being rethe; fierceness; roughness; harshness; sternness.
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- noun The character, state, or condition of being
rethe ;fierceness ;wildness ;roughness ;harshness ;sternness ;cruelty .
Etymologies
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From Middle English rethnes, from Old English rēþnes ("fierceness, rage, cruelty, severity, zeal, savageness, ferocity, harshness, storminess"), equivalent to rethe + -ness. Cognate with Scots rethnas ("retheness").
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