reord

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re͜ord/, [re͜orˠd]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *raʀdu (“voice, language, speech, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *razdō.

Noun

reord f

1. voice
2. speech, language

Declension

Declension of reord (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	reord	reorda, reorde
accusative	reorde	reorda, reorde
genitive	reorde	reorda
dative	reorde	reordum

Derived terms

• elreordiġ
• reordberend

Descendants

• Middle English: rerd, rerde, reryd, rearde, rewerd, rurde, rorde, reorde, ruerde
  • English: reard
  • Scots: reird, rerde, rerd

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• rēd

Verb

reord

1. first/third-person singular preterite of rǣdan