ree

Meanings

Noun

• Alternative of rei
• A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
• A state of great excitement or frenzy.

Adjective

• Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
• Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

Verb

• To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
• To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
• To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

Related

Similar words

• frantic, frenetic, off the chain

Origin

• From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh ("rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous"), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz ("bad, wild"), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- ("raw meat, fresh blood"). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray, Old Saxon hrē ("evil, bad, angry"), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 ("to become angry, rage against"). Related to Old English hrēaw ("raw, uncooked"). More at raw.
• Compare riddle.