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Definition abraid

Etymology 1

From Middle English abraiden, abreiden (�to start up, awake, move, reproach�), from Old English ?bre?dan (�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�) + *bregdan? (�to move, swing�), from Proto-Indo-European *b?r??-, *b?r??- (�to shine�), equivalent to a- +‎ braid. Related to Dutch breien (�to knit�), German bretten (�to knit�).

Verb

abraid (third-person singular simple present abraids, present participle abraiding, simple past and past participle abraided or abraid)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out. [10-13c.]
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To wake up. [11-18c.]
3. (intransitive, archaic) To spring, start, make a sudden movement. [from 11c.]
4. (intransitive, transitive, obsolete) To shout out. [15-16c.]
5. (transitive, obsolete) To rise in the stomach with nausea. [16-19c.]

Etymology 2

From Middle English abrede. More at abread.

Adverb

abraid (comparative more abraid, superlative most abraid)

1. Alternative form of abread

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