A*read", A*reed" (#), v. t. [OE. areden, AS. ardan to interpret. See Read.]
1.
To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream.
[
Obs.]
Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.
Spenser.
2.
To read.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
3.
To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.
But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt!
Milton.
4.
To decree; to adjudge.
[
Archaic]
Ld. Lytton.
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