ree
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
ree (plural rees)
- Alternative form of rei
Etymology 2Edit
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 formsEdit
- rie (Scotland)
AdjectiveEdit
ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)
- (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."
- (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."
SynonymsEdit
- (frenzied): frantic, frenetic, off the chain
- (half-drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk
NounEdit
ree (plural rees)
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.
VerbEdit
ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)
- (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
Etymology 3Edit
Compare riddle (“a sieve”).
VerbEdit
ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Mortimer to this entry?)
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AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch ree, from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.
NounEdit
ree (plural reë)
Derived termsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
NounEdit
ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)
- The roe, Capreolus capreolus.
- Any deer of the genus Capreolus.
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DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: ree
Etymology 2Edit
Syncopic form of rede.
NounEdit
ree f (plural reeën)
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ree
ItalianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
ree f pl
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LatinEdit
NounEdit
ree m
ManxEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
NounEdit
ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)
- 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.
Derived termsEdit
- 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
SwahiliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
ree (n class, plural ree)
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