reden

From Proto-Brythonic *rrėdɨn, diminutive of Proto-Celtic *ɸratis.

reden f (singulative redenen)

1. ferns

reden c

1. definite singular of rede

• Rhymes: -eːdən

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈreːdə(n)/

From Middle Dutch reden, from the root of rede (“reason, discourse”).

reden f (plural redenen, diminutive redentje n)

1. reason, ground

   om een of andere reden ― for some reason

• redelijk

• Negerhollands: reden, reeden

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

reden m (plural redens)

1. (mathematics) proportion

   Synonym: verhouding

From Middle Dutch rêden (“to ready”).

reden

1. (nautical) to equip (a ship)
2. (by extension) to equip, fit, supply with (something with a supplemental tool)

   Synonym: uitrusten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

reden

1. plural of rede

reden

1. inflection of rijden:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

• erend, neder, rende

reden

1. inflection of redar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

From Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, rediōn (“to speak”), a derivative of reda, redia (“speech, word, opinion, view, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō (“accountability, speech”). See Rede.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːdən/, [ˈʁeːdən], [ˈʁeːdn̩]

• Audio (Austria):

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• Homophones: Reden, Reeden

• Audio:

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reden (weak, third-person singular present redet, past tense redete, past participle geredet, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to talk, to speak, to orate [with mit (+ dative) ‘with someone’ or (less common) zu (+ dative) ‘to someone’, along with über (+ accusative) ‘about something’]

   Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. ― The President will talk about the economy in his address.

2. (intransitive) to talk, to reveal (something secret)

   Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. ― Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk.

3. (transitive) to say, to speak [with accusative ‘something, e.g. words, a language, etc.’, along with mit (+ dative) ‘to someone’, along with über (+ accusative) or von (+ dative) ‘about someone/something’]

   Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. ― She hasn't said a word since she arrived.

   Jetzt redest du Unsinn. ― Now you're talking nonsense.

   Ich redete Deutsch mit ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. ― I spoke German to him but he didn't understand.

• In formal standard German, reden is used alongside the more common sprechen. In the vernacular, reden is generally preferred, particularly in the southern half of the language area, but also in the north.

• sprechen

• schweigen

• “reden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “reden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “reden” in Duden online
• “reden” in OpenThesaurus.de

From Old Dutch *reden, from Proto-West Germanic *raidijan, from Proto-Germanic *raidijaną (“to arrange”).

rêden

1. to ready, to get ready

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• reiden

• Limburgish: reide

From Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ (“account, reasoning”).

rēden

1. (rare) to speak

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• “reden (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “reden (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reden (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

• readen, redden, riden, raden, ruden
• redan, readan, ræden, rædon (Early Middle English)

From Old English rǣdan (“to advise, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to advise, counsel”).

Cognate with Danish råde, Dutch raden, German raten, Swedish råda. The development from ‘advise, interpret’ to ‘interpret letters, read’ is unique to English.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːdən/, /ˈreːdən/

reden (third-person singular simple present redeth, present participle redynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative redde, past participle red)

1. to counsel, advise
2. to study
3. to read

• adreden, dreden
• redere

• English: read, rede
• Scots: rede
• Yola: reade

• “rēden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

reden

1. indefinite plural of rede

• neder, nedre

reden

1. plural of reed