reord
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreo̯rd/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *razdō (“voice, language, speech, sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (“to shout, speak”). Cognate with Old High German rarta (“sound, voice, harmony”), Old Norse rǫdd (“voice, speech”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, “tongue, speech, language, dialect”), Old English reord (1st and 3rd person singular preterite of rǣdan (“to read”)). More at rede, read.
Noun
reord f
- voice
- speech, language
Declension
Declension of reord (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | reord | reorda, reorde |
| accusative | reorde | reorda, reorde |
| genitive | reorde | reorda |
| dative | reorde | reordum |
Derived terms
- elreordiġ
- reordberend
Descendants
- English: reard
- Scots: reird
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *rerōd-, reduplicated preterite of Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to advise, guess, interpret”). See rǣdan.
Alternative forms
- rēd
Verb
reord
- First-person singular preterite of rǣdan
- Third-person singular preterite of rǣdan