Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Rede

Rede (r?d) , transitive verb

[See Read, transitive verb]

1.
To advise or counsel. [Obsolete or Scottish]
I rede that our host here shall begin. — Chaucer
2.
To interpret; to explain. [Obsolete]
My sweven [dream] rede aright. — Chaucer

Rede , noun

[See Read, n.]

1.
Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obsolete or Scottish] — Burns
There was none other remedy ne reed. — Chaucer
2.
A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obsolete]
This rede is rife. — Spenser