Rede

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rede \Rede\ (r?d), v. t. [See {Read}, v. t.]
     1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]
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              I rede that our host here shall begin. --Chaucer.
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     2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]
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              My sweven [dream] rede aright.        --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rede \Rede\, n. [See {Read}, n.]
     1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns.
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              There was none other remedy ne reed.  --Chaucer.
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     2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.]
        "This rede is rife." --Spenser.
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