rede, advise, counsel
(verb) give advice to; āThe teacher counsels troubled studentsā; āThe lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraudā
rede, interpret
(verb) give an interpretation or explanation to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rede (uncountable)
(archaic) Help, advice, counsel.
(archaic) Decision, a plan.
rede (third-person singular simple present redes, present participle reding, simple past and past participle redd or red)
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal) To govern, protect.
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal) To discuss, deliberate.
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal) To advise.
(transitive, archaic or UK dialectal) To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.
• Reed, de re, deer, dere, dree, reed
Rede
A river in Northumberland, England, which joins the River North Tyne at Redesmouth.
• Reed, de re, deer, dere, dree, reed
Source: Wiktionary
Rede (rd), v. t. Etym: [See Read, v. t.]
1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.] I rede that our host here shall begin. Chaucer.
2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.] My sweven [dream] rede aright. Chaucer.
Rede, n. Etym: [See Read, n.]
1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. There was none other remedy ne reed. Chaucer.
2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This rede is rife." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The word ācoffeeā entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch ākoffie,ā borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish ākahve,ā borrowed in turn from the Arabic āqahwah.ā The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
