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adread.

To dread, fear greatly.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈdɹɛd/
  1. To dread, fear greatly.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To fear, be afraid.

    intransitive · obsolete · reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English adreden, from late Old English ādrǣdan, from earlier Old English ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *andrādan.

adj/əˈdɹɛd/
  1. Affected by or full of dread; fearful.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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”).

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