rede

American  

[reed] / rid /

verb (used with object)

reded, reding

1. to counsel; advise.

2. to explain.

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noun

1. counsel; advice.

2. a plan; scheme.

3. a tale; story.

rede British  

/ riːd /

noun

1. advice or counsel

2. an explanation

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verb

1. to advise; counsel

2. to explain

Etymology

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 read ¹, ready