† ˈarethede, arthede Obs. rare.
[f. ar(e, OE. ǽr before (cf. air adv. and ere) + thede, OE. þéod people.]
The people of former times; antiquity.
| a 1440 Sir Isumbras 6 Elders that by-fore us were That lyffede in arethede. a 1440 Sir Degrev. 7 That levede on arthede. |