rage

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 216 words | Copyright

rage †madness; violent anger, furious passion XIII; violent feeling or desire XIV; fervour, enthusiasm, excitement XVI. — (O)F.:- Rom. *rabia, for L. rabiēs ferocity, madness, RABIES.
So vb. XIII.

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