# reden
## Cornish
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *rrėdɨn, diminutive of Proto-Celtic *ɸratis.

### Noun

reden f (singulative redenen)
* ferns

## Danish
### Noun

reden c
* definite singular of rede

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -eːdən
* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /ˈreːdə(n)/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch reden, from the root of rede (“reason, discourse”).

#### Noun

reden f (plural redenen, diminutive redentje n)
* reason, ground
    om een of andere reden ― for some reason

##### Derived terms

* redelijk

##### Descendants

* Negerhollands: reden, reeden

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

reden m (plural redens)
* (mathematics) proportion
    Synonym: verhouding

### Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch rêden (“to ready”).

#### Verb

reden
* (nautical) to equip (a ship)
* (by extension) to equip, fit, supply with (something with a supplemental tool)
    Synonym: uitrusten

##### Derived terms

* reder

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

reden
* plural of rede

#### Verb

reden
* inflection of rijden:
** plural past indicative
** (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

### Anagrams

* erend, neder, rende

## Galician
### Verb

reden
* inflection of redar:
** third-person plural present subjunctive
** third-person plural imperative

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, rediōn (“to speak”), a derivative of reda, redia (“speech, word, opinion, view, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō (“accountability, speech”). See Rede.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʁeːdən/, [ˈʁeːdən], [ˈʁeːdn̩]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Homophones: Reden, Reeden
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

reden (weak, third-person singular present redet, past tense redete, past participle geredet, auxiliary haben)
* (intransitive) to talk, to speak, to orate [with mit (+ dative) ‘with someone’ or (less common) zu (+ dative) ‘to someone’, along with über (+ accusative) ‘about something’]
    Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. ― The President will talk about the economy in his address.
* (intransitive) to talk, to reveal (something secret)
    Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. ― Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk.
* (transitive) to say, to speak [with accusative ‘something, e.g. words, a language, etc.’, along with mit (+ dative) ‘to someone’, along with über (+ accusative) or von (+ dative) ‘about someone/something’]
    Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. ― She hasn't said a word since she arrived.
    Jetzt redest du Unsinn. ― Now you're talking nonsense.
    Ich redete Deutsch mit ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. ― I spoke German to him but he didn't understand.

#### Usage notes

* In formal standard German, reden is used alongside the more common sprechen. In the vernacular, reden is generally preferred, particularly in the southern half of the language area, but also in the north.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

#### Synonyms

* sprechen

#### Antonyms

* schweigen

#### Derived terms

* aneinander vorbeireden (“to talk past each other”)
* anreden (“to begin a talk with someone”)
* ausreden (“to finish speaking; to talk out of”)
* bauchreden (“to ventriloquize”)
* bereden (“to discuss, talk over; to persuade”)
* daherreden (“to speak foolishly; to drivel”)
* dahinreden (“to talk casually”)
* dazwischenreden (“to interrupt; to butt in”)
* drauflosreden (“to start talking; to talk away; to spout off”)
* dreinreden (“to interfere in someone's business; to interrupt a speaker or conversation”)
* durcheinanderreden (“to talk across each other, to all talk at once”)
* einreden (“to talk into, convince, persuade”)
* Gerede (“gossip, gossiping; chatter, babble”)
* herausreden (“to talk oneself out of something; to make excuses”)
* herbeireden (“to make something happen or bring something on by talking about it”)
* herumreden (“to ramble”)
* hineinreden
* hinwegreden
* kaputtreden
* kleinreden
* losreden
* mitreden (“to join in a conversation; to contribute to a topic”)
* nachreden
* niederreden (“to outtalk someone; to talk someone into the ground”)
* rausreden (“to talk oneself out of something; to make excuses”)
* Rede (“speech”)
* Redensart (“expression”)
* Rederei (“chatter”)
* Redeweise (“manner of speaking”)
* redlich (“honest, upright”)
* Redner (“speaker”)
* redselig (“talkative”)
* reinreden (“to interfere in someone's business; to interrupt a speaker or conversation”)
* schlechtreden (“to badmouth”)
* schönreden (“to sugarcoat, to whitewash”)
* totreden (“to talk something to death”)
* überreden (“to persuade; to talk about”)
* unterreden (“to converse, to parley”)
* verabreden (“to appoint, to arrange”)
* vollreden (“to talk an ear off”)
* vorbeireden
* weiterreden (“to continue speaking”)
* widerreden (“to talk back”)
* zerreden (“to discuss a subject to death”)
* zureden (“to encourage; to cajole”)
* zurückreden (“to talk back”)
* zusammenreden (“to have a talk”)

### Further reading

* “reden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “reden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “reden” in Duden online
* “reden” in OpenThesaurus.de

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *reden, from Proto-West Germanic *raidijan, from Proto-Germanic *raidijaną (“to arrange”).

#### Verb

rêden
* to ready, to get ready

##### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

##### Alternative forms

* reiden

##### Descendants

* Limburgish: reide

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ (“account, reasoning”).

#### Verb

rēden
* (rare) to speak

##### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

### Further reading

* “reden (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* “reden (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reden (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* readen, redden, riden, raden, ruden
* redan, readan, ræden, rædon (Early Middle English)

### Etymology

From Old English rǣdan, rēdan (“to advise, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *rādan, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to advise, counsel”).
Cognate with Danish råde, Dutch raden, German raten, Swedish råda. The development from ‘advise, interpret’ to ‘interpret letters, read’ is unique to English.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɛːdən/, /ˈreːdən/

### Verb

reden (third-person singular simple present redeth, present participle redynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative redde, past participle red)
* to counsel, advise
* to study
* to read

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

#### Related terms

* adreden, dreden
* redere

#### Descendants

* English: read, rede
* Scots: rede
* Yola: reade

#### References

* “rēden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Swedish
### Noun

reden
* indefinite plural of rede

### Anagrams

* neder, nedre

## West Frisian
### Noun

reden
* plural of reed