abraid.
To wrench (something) out.
Meaning & usage
To wrench (something) out.
To unsheathe a blade, draw a weapon.
To wake up.
To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
To shout out.
To rise in the stomach with nausea.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English abraiden, abreiden (“to start up, awake, move, reproach”), from Old English ābreġdan (“to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from, remove, unsheath, wrench, pull out, withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, draw up, raise, lift up, start up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bregdaną (“to move, swing”), of uncertain further origin. Equivalent to a- + braid. Related to Dutch breien (“to knit”), German bretten (“to knit”).
Alternative form of abread.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English abrede. More at abread.
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