wrothness

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noun

The state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger.

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Meanings

nounwrothness (uncountable)

alternative wrathness

  1. rareuncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being wroth; furiosity, anger.

    In wrath when we writhe, or in wrothness are wapped.

    1999, Richard Beadle, Pamela M. King, York Mystery Plays, page 176

Origin

From wroth + -ness. Compare West Frisian wredens (“wrath, wrothness”).

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wrothness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrothness

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“wrothness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrothness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrothness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrothness.

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