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   Rede , v. t. [See Read, v. t.]
   To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]
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   I rede that our host here shall begin.
   Chaucer.
   
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   To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]
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   My sweven [dream] rede aright.
   Chaucer.
   
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2.       
   Rede, n. [See Read, n.]
   Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.]
   Burns.
   
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   There was none other remedy ne reed.
   Chaucer.
   
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   A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.] “This rede is rife.”  
   Spenser.
   
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