Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | redt |
| Past Participle | gredt |
Auxiliary
haa
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, rediōn, from reda, redia, radia (“speech, talking”), from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō (“accountability, speech”). Cognate with German reden. See: Middle High German '
reden', German, old spelling '
reden'.
Sample Sentences
-
I cha nit rede. Es drückt mer der Atem ab. (I cannot speak. It takes my breath away.) [1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:]