read

Meaning

red

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: rād

In summary

From Old Frisian rād.

Sentences

Al dizze griene blêden wurde read yn 'e hjerst .

All these green leaves turn red in autumn.

Op it krúspunt ried ik troch in read stopljocht.

At the intersection I drove through a red stop light.

De skilder hie it flamjende read fan 'e jûnssinne skildere.

The painter had painted the flaming red of the evening sun.

De stofwolken yn 'e skuorre kleuren read fan de jûnssinne.

The dust clouds in the shed turn red from the evening sun.

Fan beide wit ik dat se sosjalist wiene, sa read as in kraal.

Of both I know that they were socialists, as red as a bead.

De Europeeske beurzen iepenen licht posityf, mar sakken dêrnei al gau yn it read .

The European stock markets opened slightly positive, but then quickly fell into the red.