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  • verb Alternative form of berede.
  • verb transitive To advise; inform; counsel; plan; (reflexive) to advise or bethink oneself; deliberate.

Etymologies

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From Middle English bereden, bireden ("to advise, deliberate"), from Old English berǣdan ("to deprive, take by treachery, rob; betray; deliberate on; get the better of"), equivalent to be- +‎ read. Cognate with German beraten ("to advise, deliberate").

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