rede 
(rēd) Archaic
(rēd) Archaic tr.v. red·ed, red·ing, redes
1. To give advice to; counsel.
2. To interpret; explain.
n.
1. Advice or counsel.
2. A narration.
[Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan; see ar- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]