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reád

  • adjective
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Grammar
reád, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§33; §135; §172; §235; §278; §299; §426; §620;
Red
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  • Reád deáh

    coccus,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 40.

  • Reád teafor

    minium,

      46, 74.

  • Se reáda telg,

      Exon. Th. 408, 21; Rä. 27, 15.

  • Reád ruber, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 35 : flavum, fulvum, 108, 70 : roseus, vel rubeus, vel pheniceus, i. 46, 50 :

    croceus,

      Hpt. Gl. 524, 37.

  • Reádde lǽmene fatu

    alsierina,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 47.
Of plants or fruit
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  • Reáde, wínberige

    ceraunis,

      38, 62.

  • Reáde clefre

    calta,

      67, 72.

  • Rǽde clæfer,

      288, 49.

  • Reád clæfre,

      Lchdm. ii. 312, 19.

  • Rósena reáde heápas,

      Dóm. L. 18, 286.

  • Mid reádum rósum

    cum purpureis rosis,

      Hpt. Gl. 511, 4.
of gold
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  • Reád gold

    aurum obrizum,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 33 : Met. 19, 6 : Cd. Th. 219, 24; Dan. 59.
of fire, sky
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  • Reád líg,

      Dóm. L. 10, 149, 152 : Exon. Th. 51, 2; Cri. 810.

  • Ðes heofon ys reád (

    rubicundum

    ),
      Mt. Kmbl. 16, 2.
of blood
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  • Sió reáde ród

    the bloodstained cross,

      Exon. 68, 11; Cri. 1102.
Etymology
[Goth. rauds : O. Sax. ród : O. Frs. rád : O. H. Ger. rót : Icel. rauðr.]
Similar entries
v. bleó-, geolu-, weolc-reád ; reód.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “reád.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/25591.

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