aread
To soothsay, prophesy.
obsolete
To interpret; to explain.
obsolete
Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.
To advise, counsel.
obsolete
To blazon broad emongſt her learned throng:
Me, all too meane, the ſacred Muſe areeds
Where it comes from
From Old English arēdan, arǣdan, corresponding to a- + read. Cognate with German erraten.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry aread (CC BY-SA 4.0).