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Old English · noun

reord

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/re͜ord/
[re͜orˠd]
Syllables
re͜ord (1 syllable)
Modern English
voicereard

reord1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. voice

    Iċ þurh mūþ sprece mongum reordum…

    I speak with many voices through [my] mouth…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:

  2. speech, language

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of reord
SingularPlural
Nominative reordreordareorde
Accusative reordereordareorde
Genitive reordereorda
Dative reordereordum

reord2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of rǣdan

  2. Inflected form of rǣdan

All forms (4)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Cognates in other Germanic languages and Kentish Middle English rearde suggest descent from Proto-West Germanic *raʀdu (“voice, language, speech, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *razdō. However, the required sound changes to develop the present spelling indicate a reflex of Proto-Germanic *razdī. Attested neuter forms also suggest Proto-Germanic *razdiją. Cognate with Gothic (razda) and Old Norse rǫdd.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Descendants

reard

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