rede

Meaning

Noun

1. Help, advice, counsel.
2. Decision, a plan.

Verb

1. To govern, protect.
2. To discuss, deliberate.
3. To advise.
4. To interpret (a riddle or dream); explain.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːd/

Etymology

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