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Definition of Aread
1. v. t. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream.
Definition of Aread
1. Verb. (obsolete) To soothsay, prophesy. (defdate 11th-17th c.) ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To interpret; to explain. (defdate 11th-19th c.) ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To advise, counsel. (defdate 16th-17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aread
1. to declare [v ARED or AREDD, AREADING, AREADS] - See also: declare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aread
Literary usage of Aread
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1835)
"Una at once knows all ehe desired to know, and in delighted gratitude exclaims, "
Well worthy Impp, And pupil fît for such a tutor's bund, aread, ..."
2. On Early English Pronunciation: With Special Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Francis James Child, Alexander Barclay, Louis-Lucien Bonaparte, Johan Winkler (1869)
"(ee)=(e)=(ii)=(ai) leach ^physician teach 1,6,44. speach = f PH rk teach 6, 4, 37.
proceede = (proseed') breede 1, 6, 22. doth lead, aread, bred, ..."
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