wroth

adjective · Old English

It sounds like a heavy sigh escaping from the mouth of a disgruntled medieval king.

A state of deep, settled anger that feels quite biblical in its intensity.

In the wild

“He was wroth with his neighbor for pruning the hedge an inch too far into his property.”

Origin

Derived from the Old English wrāth, appearing in the 12th century; a classic term for furious indignation.