aread

aread
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

did plain areed that unto him the horse belonged — Edmund Spenser


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