transitive verb
or areed əˈrēd
( ared əˈred ; ared ; areading or areeding ; areads or areeds )
Etymology: Middle English areden, from Old English ārǣdan, from ā- (perfective prefix) + rǣdan to advise, explain, read — more at abear , read
1. obsolete : to make known : declare , tell
2. archaic : to explain the meaning of : interpret
rightly he ared the maid's intent — Robert Southey
3. obsolete : to give counsel to : advise
4. archaic : adjudge , decree
did plain areed that unto him the horse belonged — Edmund Spenser