AREAD; AREED
A*read", A*reed", v. t. Etym: [OE. areden, AS. ar to interpret. See
Read.]
1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. Spenser.
2. To read. [Obs.] Drayton.
3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct. But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! Milton.
4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] Ld. Lytton.
AREAL
A"re*al, a. Etym: [Cf. L. arealis, fr. area.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves).
AREAR
A*rear", v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. ar. See Rear.]
Defn: To raise; to set up; to stir up. [Obs.]
AREAR
A*rear", adv. Etym: [See Arrear, adv.]