reada

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raudō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræ͜ɑː.dɑ/

Noun

rēada m

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. abomasum
   2. tonsil

Declension

Declension of reada (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rēada	rēadan
accusative	rēadan	rēadan
genitive	rēadan	rēadena
dative	rēadan	rēadum

Descendants

• Middle English: rede
  • English: reed, read
  • Scots: reid, reed

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “reáda”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• “reed, n.²”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2009.