reeden

See also: Reeden

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːdən/
• Rhymes: -iːdən

Adjective

reeden (not comparable)

1. (archaic, poetic) Made from reeds.
   • 1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood.

References

• “reeden”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• deener, endree, needer