Etymology

berede

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Today it means: To advise. Full definition →

Middle English bireaden ← Old English berǣdan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromberǣdan“to deprive, take by treachery, rob; betray; deliberate on, consult about, advise; get the better of”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombireaden
  3. English todayberede

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishberǣdan all →

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