berede

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verb

To advise.

OriginMiddle English bireaden ← Old English berǣdan →
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Meanings

verbberede (third-person singular simple present beredes, present participle bereding, simple past and past participle bered or beredd)

present singular third person beredes · participle present bereding · participle past bered · past bered · participle past beredd · past beredd · alternative beread

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo advise.

Origin

  1. Old Englishberǣdan“to deprive, take by treachery, rob; betray; deliberate on, consult about, advise; get the better of”
  2. Middle Englishbireaden
  3. Englishberede

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”).

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APA

berede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berede

MLA

“berede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berede. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “berede,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berede.

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