rede

See also: Rede

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːd/

Etymology 1

From Middle English rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish ráidid (“to speak, say, tell”).

Alternative forms

• read

Noun

rede (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Help, advice, counsel.
   • 1603, William Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", Act 1, Scene 3:

     Ophelia:
     Do not, as some ungracious pastors do,
     Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven,
     Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine,
     Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,
     And recks not his own rede.

   • 1885, Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, vol. 1:

     When the Bull heard these words he knew the Ass to be his friend and thanked him, saying, "Right is thy rede"

   • 1954, JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers:

     ‘Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unknown. Rede oft is found at the rising of the Sun.’

2. (archaic) Decision, a plan.

Derived terms

• unread

Etymology 2

From Middle English reden, ræden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise; plot, design; rule, gover, guide; determine, decide, decree; read, explain”), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną. Cognate with German raten, Low German raden, Dutch raden. More at read.

Verb

rede (third-person singular simple present redes, present participle reding, simple past and past participle red or redd)

1. (transitive, archaic or Britain dialectal) To govern, protect.
2. (transitive, archaic or Britain dialectal) To discuss, deliberate.
3. (transitive, archaic or Britain dialectal) To advise.

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   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter v, in Le Morte Darthur, book IV:

     The meane whyle his squyer founde wryten vpon the crosse that Bagdemagus shold neuer retorne vnto the Courte ageyne / tyll he had wonne a knyȝtes body of the round table body for body / lo syr said his squyer / here I fynde wrytyng of yow / therfor I rede yow retorne ageyne to the Courte / that shalle I neuer said Bagdemagus

4. (transitive, archaic or Britain dialectal) To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.

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   • 1836, Thomas Carlyle, Sartor Resartus

     The secret of Man's Being is still like the Sphinx's secret: a riddle that he cannot rede.

Derived terms

• berede
• misrede

Anagrams

• Reed, de re, deer, dere, dree, reed

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Alemannic German

Verb

rede (third-person singular simple present redt, past participle gredt, auxiliary haa)

1. to speak, talk
   • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     I cha nit rede. Es drückt mer der Atem ab.

     I cannot speak. It takes my breath away.

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German rede

Adjective

rede

1. ready
2. prepared

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreiðr.

Noun

rede c (singular definite reden, plural indefinite reder)

1. nest (bird-built structure)

Inflection

Declension of rede

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rede	reden	reder	rederne
genitive	redes	redens	reders	redernes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse reiða and Middle Low German reden.

Verb

rede (imperative red, infinitive at rede, present tense reder, past tense redte, perfect tense har redt)

1. comb (to groom the hair with a toothed implement)
2. make (a bed)

Etymology 4

From Old Norse reiða and the verb.

Noun

rede (indeclinable)

1. insight, clarification, especially in the expression gøre sig (selv) rede for

References

• “rede” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rede,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rede,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rede,4” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːdə
• Homophone: reden

Noun

rede f (plural redes or reden, diminutive redetje n)

1. reason (as a concept)
2. address, discourse
3. place to anchor, anchorage

Derived terms

• redekunde
• redelijk
• redeloos
• redeneren

Verb

rede

1. (archaic) singular past subjunctive of rijden
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of reden

Anagrams

• reed

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German

Verb

rede

1. First-person singular present of reden.
2. Imperative singular of reden.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of reden.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of reden.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English rēad.

Adjective

rede

1. Alternative form of red

Etymology 2

From Old English rǣd, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

Alternate forms

• ræd, ræde, red

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːd/, /reːd/

Noun

rede (plural redes)

1. counsel, advice, recommendation
2. persuasion, convincing
3. agreement, permission, allowance
4. decree, edict
5. decision, will, purpose
6. judgement, judicial decision, opinion
7. plan, strategy, programme, plot
8. event, happening, occurence
9. benefit, boon, help
10. deliberation, discussion
11. wisdom

Descendants

• English: rede
• Scots: rede

References

• “rēd (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Etymology 3

From Old English hrēod, from Proto-Germanic *hreudą.

Alternate forms

• reed, reod, red, reede

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /røːd/
• IPA^(key): /reːd/

Noun

rede (plural redes)

1. reed, flax (plant)
2. The stalk of a reed
3. straw, thatching
4. A reed pen

Descendants

• English: reed
• Scots: red, rede

References

• “rēd (n.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

Etymology 4

From Old English hræd.

Adjective

rede

1. Alternative form of rade

Descendants

• English: rad

Etymology 5

From Old English rǣdan.

Verb

rede

1. Alternative form of reden

Descendants

• English: (to) read

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German rede

Adjective

rede (indeclinable)

1. ready
2. prepared

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreiðr

Alternative forms

• reir

Noun

rede n (definite singular redet, indefinite plural reder, definite plural reda or redene)

1. a nest (e.g. bird's nest)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse reiða.

Verb

rede (imperative red, present tense reder, passive redes, simple past and past participle reda or redet, present participle redende)

1. to ascertain
2. to clarify

References

• “rede” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rede, from Latin rēte.

Pronunciation

Noun:

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁe.ðɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁe.d͡ʒi/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɦe.dɪ/

Noun

rede f (plural redes)

1. net (mesh of strings)
   1. (fishing) net (mesh of strings used to trap fish)
   2. (sports) net (mesh behind the goal frame)
   3. hairnet (netting worn over one's hair)
2. (figuratively) sieve (something that catches and filters everything)
3. (figuratively) web; net; a trap
4. hammock (suspended bed or couch made of cloth or netting)
5. network (an interconnected group or system)
   1. (business) chain (businesses with the same brand name)
   2. (broadcasting) network (group of affiliated television stations)
   3. (networking) (computers and other devices connected together to share information)
   4. (Internet) the Net; the Web (the Internet)
   5. an infrastructural system

      A rede de esgoto.

      The sewer system.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:rede.

Synonyms

• (fishing net): rede de pesca
• (trap): cilada, armadilha, ardil
• (hammock): rede de dormir
• (Internet): Internet, Web, Net
• (system): sistema

Derived terms

• enredar
• redar
• rede de arrasto
• rede de dormir
• rede de pesca
• redinha (diminutive)
• redona (augmentative)

 

Verb

rede

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of redar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of redar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of redar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of redar

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Swedish

Noun

rede n

1. A bird's nest.

Declension

Declension of rede
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rede	redet	reden	redena
Genitive	redes	redets	redens	redenas