reard

From Middle English rerde, rerd, from Old English reord (“voice, speech, language”), from Proto-Germanic *rizdō, *razdō (“voice, language, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (“to shout, speak”). Cognate with Old High German rarta (“sound, voice, harmony”), Old Norse rǫdd (“voice, speech, song”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, “tongue, speech, language, dialect”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪːd/, /ˈɹɛːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪ(ə)ɹd/, /ˈɹɛ(ə)ɹd/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)d, -ɛə(ɹ)d

reard (plural reards)

1. (dialectal, obsolete) A voice; a sound.
2. (dialectal, obsolete) Fame, renown.

• Rader, arder, arred, darer, drear, rared