wroth

adj

Etymology: From Middle English wroth, wrooth, from Old English wrāþ, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz (“cruel”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to turn”). Akin to Saterland Frisian wreed (“haughty; proud”), Old Saxon wrēd (“evil”) (Dutch wreed (“cruel”)), Old High German reid (“cruel”), Old Norse reiðr (“angry”) (Danish vred, Swedish vred).

1. Full of anger; wrathful.

   “But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.”

   “You behold, Sir, how he waxeth Wroth at your Abode here.”