Aread \A*read"\, Areed \A*reed"\, v. t. [OE. areden, AS. [=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See {Read}.] 1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. --Spenser. 2. To read. [Obs.] --Drayton. 3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct. But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! --Milton. 4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] --Ld. Lytton.