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rede

  [reed] verb, red⋅ed, red⋅ing, noun Chiefly British Dialect
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–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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Word Origin & History

rede 
"counsel, advice," O.E., see read.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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