ree
English
Etymology 1
Noun
ree (plural rees)
- 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 *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rauhtjan, “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)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
- 1756, Margaret Calderwood, “Mrs Calderwood's Journey”, in The Coltness Collections: MDCVIII-MDCCCXL, The Maitland Club, published 1842, page 222:
- "I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
- 1839, Joseph Robertson, The Book of Bon-Accord: or, A Guide to the City of Aberdeen, footnote, page 94:
- One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."
Synonyms
- (frenzied): frantic, frenetic, off the chain
- (half-drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk
Noun
ree (plural rees)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
- (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)
- (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
- (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)
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Mortimer to this entry?)
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Etymology
From Dutch ree, from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.
Noun
ree (plural reë)
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)
- The roe, Capreolus capreolus.
- Any deer of the genus Capreolus.
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: ree
Etymology 2
Syncopic form of rede.
Noun
ree f (plural reeën)
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Adverb
ree
Italian
Adjective
ree f pl
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Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) ree m
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Noun
ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)
- king (monarchy, chess, card games, draughts)
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”)
Swahili
Alternative forms
Noun
ree (n class, plural ree)
See also
Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text) | ||||||
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ree, rea, rei | mbili | tatu | nne | tano | sita | saba |
nane | tisa | kumi | ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu | malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi | mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha | jokari |
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