rǽdan

Part of speech: verb

Verb type: strong verb, weak verb (7,1)

(str forms: p réord or réd; p.p. rǽden; wk forms: p rǽdde sing, rǽddon pl; p.p. rǽdod) 1. to advise, give advice, counsel; 2. to consult, deliberate; to discuss (a matter); 3. to read (also rédan)

Etymology

[Mod E READ ← Prot-Germ *rēdan; Goth ga-rēdan (redupl v) “to provide for; to take measures”; O Fris rēda “to advise; to help”; O Sax rādan; Dt raden; OHG rātan “to advise; to understand, guess” (Mod G raten); Icel ræða “to talk; to consider, discuss; to adivse” ← Indo-Europ *rēdh-, *rōdh-; Sanskr rādh- Avest rād-; O Ir rádid “to talk; to converse”; Lith ródyti “to show, demonstrate”; O Slav радити “to care for” (Russ радеть)]

Paradigm

4.2.1 (a)

(a) with a short root vowel

I class	infinitive	past tense singular
to plough	erian	erede
to perform, commit	fremman	fremede

(b) with a long root vowel

I class	infinitive	past tense singular
to feed	fédan	fédde
to keep, observe	cépan	cépte
to send	sendan	sende

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