ree

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. Alternative form of rei (“Portuguese real”)

Alternative forms

• rie (Scotland)

Adjective

ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
   • 1756, Margaret Calderwood, “Mrs Calderwood's Journey”, in The Coltness Collections: MDCVIII-MDCCCXL, The Maitland Club, published 1842, page 222:

     "I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."

2. (now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
   • 1839, Joseph Robertson, The Book of Bon-Accord: or, A Guide to the City of Aberdeen, footnote, page 94:

     One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

Verb

ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)

1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
   • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:

     After it is well rubbed and winnowed, you must then Ree it over in a fine Sieve , and if any of the Malt be uncleansed , then rub it again into the Sieve , 'till it be pure , and the rubbings will ariſe on the Top of the Sieve

Noun

ree (plural rees)

1. (obsolete or Essex dialect) A small river or stream.
   • 1768-9, Tobias George Smollett, The Present State of all Nations:

     The church of this pariſh, vulgarly called St. Mary Overy, from its dedication to the virgin Mary, and ſituation over the Ree or river, in reſpect of London, is a ſtately Gothic ſtructure, in the form of a cathedral.

Derived terms

• reebok

Noun

ree f or n (plural reeën, diminutive reetje n)

1. the roe, Capreolus capreolus
2. any deer of the genus Capreolus

Noun

ree f (plural reeën)

1. (now literary or dialectal) Alternative form of rede (“anchorage”)

Derived terms

• reen

See also

• denove

Derived terms

Adjective

ree

1. ready

Noun

ree c (plural reeën, diminutive reetsje)

1. roe deer