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rede

  [reed] verb, red⋅ed, red⋅ing, noun Chiefly British Dialect
Use rede in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to counsel; advise.
2. to explain.
–noun
3. counsel; advice.
4. a plan; scheme.
5. a tale; story.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME reden, OE rǣdan; (n.) ME; OE rǣd, c. OFris rēd, OS rād, ON rāth; see read 1 , ready
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rede   (rēd)   
tr.v.   red·ed, red·ing, redes
  1. To give advice to; counsel.
  2. To interpret; explain.
n.  
  1. Advice or counsel.
  2. Archaic A narration.

[Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]
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Rede

Rede\ (r?d), v. t. [See Read, v. t.]

1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]

I rede that our host here shall begin. --Chaucer.

2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]

My sweven [dream] rede aright. --Chaucer.

Rede

Rede\, n. [See Read, n.]

1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns.

There was none other remedy ne reed. --Chaucer.

2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This rede is rife." --Spenser.
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Language Translation for : rede
Spanish: peinar,
German: kämmen,
Japanese: くしですく
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rede 
"counsel, advice," O.E., see read.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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