English Explanatory Dictionary

beread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of berede.
  2. To advise; inform; counsel; plan; (reflexive) to advise or bethink oneself; deliberate.

Word forms

beread bereads bereading

Etymology

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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