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reeden

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹiːdən/
  • rhymes with -iːdən

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adj

Meaning 1

Made from reeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable, poetic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English reeden, reden, from Old English *hrēoden, *hrīeden (attested in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *hriudīn (“made of reed”), equivalent to reed + -en (“made of”). Cognate with West Frisian reiden (“made of reed”), Dutch rieten (“made of reed”).