adread
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English adreden, from late Old English ādrǣdan, from earlier Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *andrādan.
Verb
adread (third-person singular simple present adreads, present participle adreading, simple past and past participle adreaded)
- (transitive, obsolete) To dread, fear greatly.
- (intransitive or reflexive, obsolete) To fear, be afraid.
Etymology 2
From Middle English adred, adrad, past participle of Middle English adreden, from Old English ondrǣdan, equivalent to a- + dread. Compare also Middle English ofdradd (“afraid”), Old English ofdrǣdd (“terrified, afraid”).
Adjective
adread
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