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Webster 1913 Edition


Ree

Ree

(rē)
,
Noun.
[Pg.
real
, pl.
reis
. See
Real
the money.]
See
Rei
.

Ree

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. Prov. G.
räden
,
raden
,
raiten
. Cf.
Riddle
a sieve.]
To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Mortimer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ree

REE

,

Definition 2024


ree

ree

See also: REE, r'ee, and re'e

English

Noun

ree (plural rees)

  1. Alternative form of rei

Etymology 2

From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (bad, wild), from Proto-Indo-European *krewa- (raw meat, fresh blood). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (ree), Old Saxon hrē (evil, bad, angry), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rauhtjan, to become angry, rage against). Related to Old English hrēaw (raw, uncooked). More at raw.

Alternative forms

  • rie (Scotland)

Adjective

ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

Noun

ree (plural rees)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

  1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
  2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

Etymology 3

Compare riddle (a sieve).

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Mortimer to this entry?)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

ree f, n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)

  1. roe

Anagrams


Esperanto

Etymology

re- + -e

Adverb

ree

  1. again

Italian

Adjective

ree f pl

  1. feminine plural of reo

Anagrams


Latin

Noun

ree m

  1. vocative singular of reus

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish , from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (ruler, king).

Noun

ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)

  1. (nobility, chess, card games, draughts) king

Derived terms