ree

See also: Ree, REE, r'ee, and re'e

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiː/

Etymology 1

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. Alternative form of rei

Etymology 2

From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (“bad, wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rauhtjan, “to become angry, rage against”). Related to Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.

Alternative forms

• rie (Scotland)

Adjective

ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
   • 1756, Calderwood, Margaret, “Mrs Calderwood's Journey”, in The Coltness Collections: MDCVIII-MDCCCXL, The Maitland Club, published 1842, page 222:

     "I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."

2. (now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
   • 1839, Robertson, Joseph, The Book of Bon-Accord: or, A Guide to the City of Aberdeen, footnote, page 94:

     One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."

Synonyms

• (frenzied): frantic, frenetic, off the chain
• (half-drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

Etymology 3

Compare riddle (“a sieve”).

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

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Anagrams

• 'ere, -eer, EER, Ere, e'er, eer, ere

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ree, from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.

Noun

ree (plural reë)

1. roe, deer of the genus Capreolus

Derived terms

• reebok

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reː/

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• Hyphenation: ree
• Rhymes: -eː

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)

1. The roe, Capreolus capreolus.
2. Any deer of the genus Capreolus.

Derived terms

• reebeen
• reebok
• reegeit
• reekalf
• waterree

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ree

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of rede.

Noun

ree f (plural reeën)

1. (now literary or dialectal) Alternative form of rede (“anchorage”).

Anagrams

• eer, ere

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Esperanto

Etymology

re- +‎ -e

Pronunciation

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Adverb

ree

1. again

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Italian

Adjective

ree f pl

1. feminine plural of reo

Anagrams

• ere

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Latin

Noun

ree m

1. vocative singular of reus

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).

Noun

ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)

1. king (monarchy, chess, card games, draughts)

   Jean eh cooie da ree. ― Make it fit for a king.

   Keayrt dy row va ree ayn. ― There was once a king.

   My vees yn ree hene eh, cha nel kiart echey ayns Mannin. ― King or no king, he has no right to be in Mann.

   T' eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin. ― He is descended from the kings of Mann.

Derived terms

• lhiass-ree (“regent, viceroy”)
• ree ny keylley (“oak”)
• ree ny marrey (“herring”)
• ree ruy (“bullfinch”)
• ree yn laa (“the sun”)
• shirragh y ree (“peregrine falcon”)
• shiast y ree

 

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Swahili

Alternative forms

• rea
• rei

Pronunciation

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Noun

ree (n class, plural ree)

1. (card games) ace