abraid (third-person singular simple present abraids, present participle abraiding, simple past and past participle abraid or abraided)
(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out. [10th-13thc.]
(intransitive, obsolete) To wake up. [11th-18thc.]
(intransitive, archaic) To spring, start, make a sudden movement. [from 11thc.]
(intransitive, transitive, obsolete) To shout out. [15th-16thc.]
(transitive, obsolete) To rise in the stomach with nausea. [16th-19thc.]
abraid (comparative more abraid, superlative most abraid)
Alternative form of abread
• Arabid, rabadi
Source: Wiktionary
A*braid", v. t. & i. Etym: [OE. abraiden, to awake, draw (a sword), AS. abredgan to shake, draw; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bregdan to shake, throw. See Braid.]
Definition: To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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