ree
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
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 𐌹𐌽𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inrauhtjan, “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, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
- 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, OCLC 13320837:
- After it is well rubbed and winnowed, you must then Ree it over in a fine Sieve , and if any of the Malt be uncleansed , then rub it again into the Sieve , 'till it be pure , and the rubbings will ariſe on the Top of the Sieve
Etymology 4Edit
Probably from a rebracketing of ea with Old English þære, i.e. þære ēa becoming the ree.
NounEdit
ree (plural rees)
- (obsolete or Essex dialect) A small river or stream.
- 1768-9, Tobias George Smollett, The Present State of all Nations:
- The church of this pariſh, vulgarly called St. Mary Overy, from its dedication to the virgin Mary, and ſituation over the Ree or river, in reſpect of London, is a ſtately Gothic ſtructure, in the form of a cathedral.
- 1768-9, Tobias George Smollett, The Present State of all Nations:
AnagramsEdit
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, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō.
NounEdit
ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)
- The roe, Capreolus capreolus.
- Any deer of the genus Capreolus.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: ree
Etymology 2Edit
Syncopic form of rede.
NounEdit
ree f (plural reeën)
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AdverbEdit
ree
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ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
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)
Derived termsEdit
- lhiass-ree (“regent, viceroy”)
- ree ny keylley (“oak”)
- ree ny marrey (“herring”)
- ree ruy (“bullfinch”)
- ree yn laa (“the sun”)
- shiast y ree
- shirragh y ree (“peregrine falcon”)
SwahiliEdit
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PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
NounEdit
ree (n class, plural ree)
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Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text) | ||||||
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ree, rea, rei | mbili | tatu | nne | tano | sita | saba |
nane | tisa | kumi | ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu | malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi | mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha | jokari |
YolaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English rye, from Old English ryġe, from Proto-West Germanic *rugi.
NounEdit
ree
ReferencesEdit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 64