ree
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Noun edit
ree (plural rees)
- Alternative form of rei (“Portuguese real”)
Etymology 2 edit
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 forms edit
- rie (Scotland)
Adjective edit
ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)
- (now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
- 1756, Margaret Calderwood, “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, Joseph Robertson, 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 edit
- (frenzied): frantic, frenetic, off the chain
- (half-drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also Thesaurus:drunk
Noun edit
ree (plural rees)
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.
Verb edit
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 3 edit
Compare riddle (“a sieve”).
Verb edit
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:
- 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 4 edit
Probably from a rebracketing of ea with Old English þære, i.e. þære ēa becoming the ree.
Noun edit
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:
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch ree, from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.
Noun edit
ree (plural reë)
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Dutch edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô.
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ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)
- The roe, Capreolus capreolus.
- Any deer of the genus Capreolus.
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- Afrikaans: ree
Etymology 2 edit
Syncopic form of rede.
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ree f (plural reeën)
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ree
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Igala edit
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rèé
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ree f pl
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Latin edit
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ree m
Limburgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.
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ree n
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Noun edit
ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)
- king (monarchy, chess, card games, draughts)
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- 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”)
Swahili edit
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ree (n class, plural ree)
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West Frisian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Frisian rēd, rēde, from Proto-West Germanic *raid, from Proto-Germanic *raidaz.
Adjective edit
ree
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Frisian *rāha, *rā, *rē, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô.
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Audio (file)
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ree
- to laugh
Yola edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English rye, from Old English ryġe, from Proto-West Germanic *rugi.
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References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) 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, published 1867, page 64