Middle English Dictionary Entry
reod adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | reod adj. Also reode. |
| Etymology | OE rēod |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. red adj.
1.
Red, ruddy, flushed.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)1762 : Heo iward reod eon [read: reode on] hire benche, swilche hit were of wine-scenche.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)9925 : Ænne stunde he wes blac, and on heuwe swiðe wak; ane while he wes reod, and reousede on heorte.