Dictionary

reard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɹɪːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɹɛ(ə)ɹd/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹɪ(ə)ɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English rerde, rerd, from Old English reord (“voice, speech, language”), from Proto-Germanic *rizdō, *razdō (“voice, language, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (“to shout, speak”). Cognate with Old High German rarta (“sound, voice, harmony”), Old Norse rǫdd (“voice, speech, song”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, “tongue, speech, language, dialect”).

Meanings

1. (dialectal, obsolete) A voice; a sound.
2. (dialectal, obsolete) Fame, renown.

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