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rede

Pronunciation: /ɹiːd/

The English word “rede” has 6 meanings listed here.

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.

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.

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