Category:Wroth

Wroth, a. Etym: [oe. wroth, wrap, as. wraedh wroth, crooked, bad; Akin to wriedhan to writhe, and to os. wreedhangry, d. wreed cruel, Ohg. reid twisted, icel. reiedhr angry, dan. & sw. vred. See writhe, And cf. Wrath.]

Defn: full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful. "wroth to see his kingdom fail." Milton. Revel and truth as in a low degree, they be full wroth [i. e., at Enmity] all day. Chaucer. Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Gen. iv. 5.