English Explanatory Dictionary

rede

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Help, advice, counsel.
  2. Decision, a plan.
verb
  1. To govern, protect.
  2. To discuss, deliberate.
  3. To advise.
  4. To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.
name
  1. A river in Northumberland, England, which joins the River North Tyne at Redesmouth.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rede.wav

Word forms

rede read redes reding red redd

Etymology

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.

Derived words

redeless arread atrede berede hird misrede redecraft riddle
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