rathel

R1A1T1H4E1L1

verb

To fix; root.

OriginMiddle English rathelen →
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Meanings

verbrathel (third-person singular simple present rathels, present participle (US) ratheling or (UK) rathelling, simple past and past participle (US) ratheled or (UK) rathelled)

present singular third person rathels · US participle present ratheling · UK participle present rathelling · US participle past ratheled · US past ratheled · UK participle past rathelled · UK past rathelled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo fix; root.

    A hartheled wall, or ratheled with hasill rods, wands, or such other, […]

    1608, Withals Dictionarie, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Origin

  1. Middle Englishrathelen
  2. Englishrathel

From Middle English rathelen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to raddle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

halterlatherthalerHartleHartelThralerelathHatler
Cite this entry
APA

rathel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rathel

MLA

“rathel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rathel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rathel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rathel.

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