reard

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See also: rear'd

English

Etymology

From Middle English rerd, from Old English reord (voice, speech, language), from Proto-Germanic *rizdō, *razdō (voice, language, speech), from Proto-Indo-European *res- (to shout, speak). Cognate with Old High German rarta (sound, voice, harmony), Old Norse rǫdd (voice, speech, song), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda, tongue, speech, language, dialect).

Pronunciation

Noun

reard (plural reards)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal) A voice; a sound.
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) Fame, renown.

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