Rath
Rath (rath) , noun
[Ir. rath.]
1.
A hill or mound. [Ireland] — Spenser
2.
A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.
Rath (rath) , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon hrae, hrad, quick, akin to Old High German hrad, Icelandic hraer.]
Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obsolete or Poetic]
Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies.
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Rath , adverb
Early; soon; betimes. [Obsolete or Poetic]
Why rise ye up so rathe?
Too rathe cut off by practice criminal.
Also: Rathe