reeden

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English reeden, reden, from Old English *hrēoden, *hrīeden (attested in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *hriudīn (made of reed), equivalent to reed +‎ -en (made of). Cognate with West Frisian reiden (made of reed), Dutch rieten (made of reed).

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reeden (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Made from reeds.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood.

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