Read (rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Read (rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reading.]
[OE. reden, ræden, AS. rdan to read, advise, counsel, fr. rd advice,
counsel, rdan (imperf. reord) to advise, counsel, guess; akin to D.
raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel. rða, Goth. rdan (in comp.),
and perh. also to Skr. rdh to succeed. √116. Cf. Riddle.] 1. To
advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See Rede.
Therefore, I read thee, get thee to God's word, and thereby try all
doctrine.
Tyndale.