aread

transitive verb

variants or areed

əˈrēd

ared

əˈred

; ared; areading or areeding; areads or areeds

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

Word History

Etymology

Middle English areden, from Old English ārǣdan, from ā- (perfective prefix) + rǣdan to advise, explain, read

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