beread

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromberǣdan“to deprive, take by treachery, rob; betray; deliberate on; get the better of”
2. Middle English · inherited frombereden
3. English todayberead

From Middle English bereden, bireden (“to advise, deliberate”), from Old English berǣdan (“to deprive, take by treachery, rob; betray; deliberate on; get the better of”), equivalent to be- + read. Cognate with Saterland Frisian beräide (“to advise”), German Low German beraden (“to advise”), German beraten (“to advise, deliberate”).

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