rede

From Middle English red, rede, from Old English rǣd, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz. Cognate with Danish råd, Dutch raad, German Rat, Swedish råd, Norwegian Bokmål råd. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish rádaid (“to speak, say, tell”). Doublet of rada.

From Middle English reden, ræden, from Old English rǣdan (“to counsel, advise; plot, design; rule, govern, guide; determine, decide, decree; read, explain”), from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną. Cognate with German raten, Low German raden, Dutch raden. More at read.