rede

rede · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*rēdaz
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*rād
3. Old English · inherited fromrǣd
4. Middle English · inherited fromred
5. English todayrede

From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (“to speak, say, tell”). Doublet of rada.

rede · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*rēdaną
2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*rādan
3. Old English · derived fromrǣdan“to counsel, advise; plot, design; rule, govern, guide; determine, decide, decree; read, explain”
4. Middle English · derived fromreden
5. English todayrede

From Middle English reden, ræden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise; plot, design; rule, govern, guide; determine, decide, decree; read, explain”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną. Cognate with German raten, Low German raden, Dutch raden. More at read.

Rede · proper noun³

1. Old English · inherited fromhrēod“reed”
2. English todayRede

Probably from Old English hrēod (“reed”).

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