Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo soothsay, prophesy. · To interpret; to explain. · To advise, counsel.
From Old English arēdan, arǣdan, corresponding to a- + read. Cognate with German erraten.
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