rædere
Old English
Alternative forms
- rēdere
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rēdārijaz, equivalent to rǣd + -ere and/or rǣdan + -ere. Cognate with Old High German rātari (“adviser”).
Noun
rǣdere m (nominative plural rǣderas)
- One who reads; a reader
- A scholar
- A lector
- A reader or interpreter of riddles; a diviner
Related terms
- rǣd
- rǣdan
Descendants
- Middle English: redere, redare
- Scots: redar
- English: reader