To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.] I rede that our host here shall begin. Chaucer.
To interpret; to explain. [Obs.] My sweven [dream] rede aright. Chaucer.
Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns. There was none other remedy ne reed. Chaucer.
A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] "This rede is rife." Spenser.
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