reada

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raudō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈræ͜ɑː.dɑ/

Noun

rēada m

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, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
“reed, n.²”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2009.

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