English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ri:d/

Etymology 1
OE. ræd|rǣd. Cognate with Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. archaic help|Help, advice, counsel.

#*1885: When the Bull heard these words he knew the Ass to be his friend and thanked him, saying, "Right is thy rede" � Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, vol. 1
#*1954: �Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unknown. Rede oft is found at the rising of the Sun.� � JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers

1. archaic decision|Decision, a plan.

Etymology 2
An early form of read.

Verb
en-verb|redes|reding|red or redd|red or redd
(archaic except in dialects)

1. archaic To govern, protect.
2. archaic To discuss, deliberate.
3. archaic To advise.

Dutch

Noun
rede c

1. address, discourse
2. reason
3. place to anchor, anchorage

Derived terms
redekunde

Category:Dutch nouns

Middle English

Etymology
OE.|enm hr�od.

Noun
rede

1. reed

Descendants
English: reed

Category:Middle English nouns

Portuguese

Etymology
L.|pt rete.

Noun
rede

1. net

Category:Portuguese nouns

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-n

1. A bird's nest.

da:rede
fa:rede
fr:rede
id:rede
he:rede
ku:rede
nl:rede
pt:rede
ru:rede
vi:rede
zh:rede

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