ree

See also REE

English

Etymology 1

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. Alternative form of rei.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (“bad, wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewa- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic  (raúhtjan, “to become angry, rage against”). Related to Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

Alternative forms

• rie (Scotland)

Adjective

ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
2. (Now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

Etymology 3

Compare riddle a sieve.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

ree f, n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje)

1. roe

Anagrams

• eer, ere

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Esperanto

Adverb

ree

1. again

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Italian

Adjective

ree f

1. Feminine plural form of reo

Anagrams

• ere

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Latin

Noun

ree m

1. vocative singular of reus

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

Noun

ree m (genitive ree, plural reeaghyn or reeghyn)

1. (nobility, chess, card games, draughts) king
   • Jean eh cooie da ree.
     • Make it fit for a king.
   • Keayrt dy row va ree ayn.
     • There was once a king.
   • My vees yn ree hene eh, cha nel kiart echey ayns Mannin.
     • King or no king, he has no right to be in Mann.
   • T'eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin.
     • He is descended from the kings of Mann.

Derived terms

Derived terms

lhiass-ree (“regent, viceroy”) ree ny keylley (“oak”) ree ny marrey (“herring”) ree ruy (“bullfinch”)

ree yn laa (“the sun”) shiast y ree shirragh y ree (“peregrine falcon”)