rede

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /rid/ UK /riːd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like lede /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

1

noun
counsel or advice; an archaic word for guidance or a plan

The old king sought the rede of his wisest counselors.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · counsel or advice; an... counsel advice guidance plan scheme resolution

Word family

Derived forms redeless

Etymology

From Old English rǣd ('advice, counsel, plan'), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁- ('to reason, count'); cognate with read and German Rat.

rǣd Old English *rēdaz Proto-Germanic *reh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Communication Register & Style

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# rede

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rid/
**IPA (UK):** /riːd/

## Meanings
1. counsel or advice; an archaic word for guidance or a plan

## Examples
- The old king sought the rede of his wisest counselors.

## Synonyms
- counsel
- advice
- guidance
- plan
- scheme
- resolution

## Derived Forms
- redeless

## Related Forms
- read
- ready

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rǣd
- Root: *rēdaz
- Root: *reh₁-

## Etymology
From Old English rǣd ('advice, counsel, plan'), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁- ('to reason, count'); cognate with read and German Rat.

## AI Etymology
Rede comes from Old English rǣd ('advice, counsel, plan'), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁- ('to reason, count'); cognate with read and German Rat. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun and verb, it carries the sense "counsel or advice; an archaic word for guidance or a plan", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English rǣd, Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, and Proto-Indo-European *reh₁-. Derivative forms include redeless; related words include read, ready.

## Topics
- Communication
- Register & Style

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