rede

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Definition

1. Verb (transitive, archaic):
   • To give counsel or advice to; to advise: The primary meaning is to offer guidance or recommendations regarding a course of action.
   • To explain or interpret (something, such as a dream, riddle, or text): To make the meaning of something clear or understandable.

Usage

• This word is archaic and is rarely used in modern, everyday English. It is most commonly encountered in historical texts, poetry, or fantasy literature to create an old-fashioned tone.
• As a transitive verb, it is followed by a direct object (the person receiving advice or the thing being interpreted).

Examples

• Giving advice:
  • "I pray you, rede me well, for I am sore distressed." (I ask you, advise me well, for I am deeply troubled.)
  • "The wise woman reded the knight to choose the path of peace." (The wise woman counseled the knight to choose the path of peace.)
• Giving an interpretation:
  • "Can you rede the meaning of this strange portent?" (Can you interpret the meaning of this strange omen?)
  • "The prophet reded the king's dream as a warning of future strife." (The prophet explained the king's dream as a warning of future conflict.)

Advanced Usage

• "To rede someone something": To advise someone of something or to explain something to someone. This construction is now obsolete.
  • "He reded them the peril that lay ahead." (He warned them of the danger that lay ahead.)

Variants and Related Words

• Read (verb): In its older senses, "read" is etymologically related and once shared the meaning "to advise, to interpret." This connection is preserved in the modern phrase "to read a dream."
• Counsel (verb): The modern, direct synonym for "rede" in the sense of giving advice.
• Advise (verb): The standard modern term for offering recommendations.
• Interpret (verb): The standard modern term for explaining meaning.

Synonyms

• Advise
• Counsel
• Exhort
• Interpret
• Explain
• Construe

Related Phrases

• To take rede (archaic): To take advice.
  • "He was wise to take rede from his elders." (He was wise to take advice from his elders.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. give advice to
   • The teacher counsels troubled students
   • The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
2. give an interpretation or explanation to

Từ đồng nghĩa

• advise
• counsel
• interpret