AREAD


Meaning of AREAD in English

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

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