Wiktionary
a. 1 (context Now chiefly dialectal English) (context of persons English) fierce; cruel; savage; stern; zealous; ardent; keen. 2 (context Now chiefly dialectal English) (context of things English) terrible; dreadful; severe. adv. (context Now chiefly dialectal English) furiously; violently; wildly.
Wikipedia
The Rethe is a waterway in the Port of Hamburg, Germany.
It is located in Wilhelmsburg between the islands Hohe Schaar and Neuhof. It connects the Reiherstieg basin with the Köhlbrand.
It is bridged by the Rethe Lift Bridge.
Usage examples of "rethe".
Etienne came out onto the porch of her cottage to watch three Rethe wade through the thick blue-green stems.
Gender was one of the many things about themselves that the Rethe refused to discuss.
A translator, it was a bit of Rethe bio-tech, and as yet incomprehensible.
The loose garments that the Rethe wore hinted at solid bone and sleek, thickly muscled bodies.
That the Rethe could walk across the galaxy unhindered and in moments.
They had staffed the Interface Team with empaths, hoping for an edge, a clue as to how the Rethe could be met as equals.
Secretive as they were about their culture, the Rethe were more than open about their physical attributes.
We need to understand the Rethe, we need to learn that we are their equals.
Etienne sucked in a gasping breath as the Rethe skidded downward, but the rope jerked her to a bouncing stopbefore she had fallen more than three meters.
Light globes mounted on long poles flooded the area with blue-white radiance and four of the Rethe lowered a stretcher.
Etienne walked over to the small red-haired Rethe who was about to climb over the edge and put a hand on her shoulder.
The Rethe recoiled with a sharp clap of her cupped palms, but Etienne ignored her as she unclipped the rope from her harness.
She raised her voice and the Rethe paused as she was about to begin her climb to the top of the cliff.
After a second, the two other Rethe continued to ease the stretcher up the cliff face.
At the top of the cliff, the remaining two Rethe unhooked the stretcher from the ropes, and carried it silently through the Gateway.