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Translingual
Symbol
ree
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rejang Kayan.
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
ree (plural rees)
- Alternative form of rei (“Portuguese real”).
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 *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”).
Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inrauhtjan, “to become angry, rage against”). Related to Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.
Adjective
ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)
- (now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
1756, Margaret Calderwood, “Mrs Calderwood's Journey”, in The Coltness Collections: MDCVIII-MDCCCXL, The Maitland Club, published 1842, page 222:"I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."
- (now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
1839, Joseph Robertson, The Book of Bon-Accord: or, A Guide to the City of Aberdeen, footnote, page 94:One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."
Synonyms
Noun
ree (plural rees)
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
- (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)
- (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
- (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)
- (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
1707, J Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. , London: J H for H Mortlock , and J Robinson , →OCLC:After it is well rubbed and winnowed, you must then Ree it over in a fine Sieve , and if any of the Malt be uncleansed , then rub it again into the Sieve , 'till it be pure , and the rubbings will ariſe on the Top of the Sieve
Etymology 4
Probably from a rebracketing of ea with Old English þære, i.e. þære ēa becoming the ree.
Noun
ree (plural rees)
- (obsolete or Essex dialect) A small river or stream.
- 1768-9, Tobias George Smollett, The Present State of all Nations:
- The church of this pariſh, vulgarly called St. Mary Overy, from its dedication to the virgin Mary, and ſituation over the Ree or river, in reſpect of London, is a ſtately Gothic ſtructure, in the form of a cathedral.
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Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ree, from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.
Noun
ree (plural reë)
- roe, deer of the genus Capreolus
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô.
Noun
ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)
- the roe, Capreolus capreolus
- any deer of the genus Capreolus
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Syncopic form of rede.
Noun
ree f (plural reeën)
- (now literary or dialectal) alternative form of rede (“anchorage”)
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
re- + -e
Pronunciation
Adverb
ree
- again
Derived terms
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Igala
Adjective
rèé
- small
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.e/
- Rhymes: -ɛe
- Hyphenation: rè‧e
Adjective
ree f pl
- feminine plural of reo
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
ree m
- vocative singular of reus
Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa.
Noun
ree n
- roe, deer of the genus Capreolus
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish rí, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Noun
ree m (genitive singular ree, plural reeghyn or reeaghyn)
- king (monarchy, chess, card games, draughts)
- Jean eh cooie da ree. ― Make it fit for a king.
- Keayrt dy row va ree ayn. ― There was once a king.
- My vees yn ree hene eh, cha nel kiart echey ayns Mannin. ― King or no king, he has no right to be in Mann.
- T' eh jeh sluight reeghyn Vannin. ― He is descended from the kings of Mann.
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
ree class IX (plural ree class X)
- (card games) ace
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West Frisian
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian rēd, rēde, from Proto-West Germanic *raid, from Proto-Germanic *raidaz.
Adjective
ree
- ready
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian *rāha, *rā, *rē, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô.
Noun
ree c (plural reeën, diminutive reetsje)
- roe deer
Wolof
Pronunciation
Verb
ree
- to laugh
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English rye, from Old English ryġe, from Proto-West Germanic *rugi.
Pronunciation
Noun
ree
- rye
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 64