rede

[ reed ]

/ rid /

Chiefly British Dialect

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verb (used with object), red·ed, red·ing.

to counsel; advise.

to explain.

noun

counsel; advice.

a plan; scheme.

a tale; story.

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Origin of rede

before 900; (v.) Middle English reden,Old English rǣdan; (noun) Middle English; Old English rǣd, cognate with Old Frisian rēd,Old Saxon rād,Old Norse rāth;see read¹, ready

Words nearby rede

red dogwood, red doll, red drum, red duster, red dwarf, rede, redear sunfish, red earth, redecorate, redeem, redeemable

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How to use rede in a sentence

Through her group Rede Nami, she also trains other women to use graffiti art to spur social change.
Jaycee Dugard’s New Life|Abigail Pesta|March 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Not till we 've seen Carrig-a-rede, surely," said Daly, on whom danger acted like the most exciting of all stimulants.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)|Charles James Lever
What the Rede is to the northern, the Allen is to the southern branch of the river—the largest and longest of its affluents.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
Bide here, if you will take my rede, for we will make England too hot for such as you, when Master Wicliff has the ordering of it.
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

She said presently: Habundia, thou seest I am hard bestead; give me some good rede thereto.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris
And therewith he went his ways to tell Viridis and the others of this rede which they had come to between them.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for rede

rede

/ (riːd) archaic /

noun

advice or counsel

an explanation

verb (tr)

to advise; counsel

to explain

Word Origin for rede

Old English rǣdan to rule; see read 1

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