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Aread vs Arear - What's the difference?

aread | arear |

As verbs the difference between aread and arear

is that aread is (obsolete) to soothsay, prophesy while arear is to raise; to set up; to stir up.

As an adverb arear is

backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.

aread

English

Alternative forms

* *areed *arede

Verb

  • (obsolete) To soothsay, prophesy.
  • (obsolete) To interpret; to explain.
  • * Spenser
    • Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.
  • (obsolete) To advise, counsel.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.1:
  • *:Me, all too meane, the sacred Muse areeds / To blazon broade emongst her learned throng [...].
  • * Milton
    • But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt!

    arear

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • backward; in or to the rear; behindhand
    • (Spenser)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise; to set up; to stir up.
    • (Webster 1913) ----