ree

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

English

Etymology 1

Noun

ree (plural rees)

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 *krewh₂- (“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)

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

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, Britain, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
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Anagrams

'ere, -eer, EER, Ere, e'er, ere

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eː

Noun

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

roe

Anagrams

eer, ere

Esperanto

Etymology

re- +‎ -e

Adverb

ree

again

Italian

Adjective

ree f pl

feminine plural of reo

Anagrams

ere

Latin

Noun

ree m

vocative singular of reus

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)

(nobility, chess, card games, draughts) king
- 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

Terms derived from ree

lhiass-ree (“regent, viceroy”)
ree ny keylley (“oak”)
ree ny marrey (“herring”)

ree ruy (“bullfinch”)
ree yn laa (“the sun”)

shiast y ree
shirragh y ree (“peregrine falcon”)

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