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Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *rēdārijaz, equivalent to rǣd +‎ -ere and/or rǣdan +‎ -ere. Cognate with Old High German rātari (adviser).

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Noun edit

rǣdere m

  1. one who reads; a reader
  2. a scholar
  3. a lector
  4. a reader or interpreter of riddles; a diviner

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Descendants edit

  • Middle English: redere, redare, ridar
    • English: reader
    • Scots: redar
    • Yola: readeare