rerde

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English reord, ġereord, from Proto-West Germanic *raʀdu. from Proto-Germanic *razdō.

The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms; forms without this reflect neuter ġereord (accusative ġereord) as well as apocope.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛːrd(ə)/, /ˈreːrd(ə)/
  • (West Midlands) IPA(key): /ˈrøːrd(ə)/

Noun

rerde (uncountable) (poetic)

  1. A voice; the sound of talking.
  2. A yelp or cry.
  3. A loud noise or clamour.

Descendants

  • English: reard (dialectal, obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: reird, rerde, rerd

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