aread Meaning, Definition & Usage

A*read", A*reed" transitive verb (Also<

• Aread
• Areed

)

Etymology

OE. areden, AS. ardan to interpret. See Read.

Definitions

1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. Obs.

   Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. Spenser.

2. To read. Obs. Drayton.
3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.

   But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! Milton.

4. To decree; to adjudge. Archaic Ld. Lytton.