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adread

/əˈdɹɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
adread
IPA
/əˈdɹɛd/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dread, fear greatly.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To fear, be afraid.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

adj

Affected by or full of dread; fearful.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: a
  • Root: adreden, ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, *andrādan, adred

Usage

Inflected Forms

adreads (present, singular) adreading (participle, present) adreaded (participle, past) adreaded (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce adread?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɹɛd/.
What does adread mean?
To dread, fear greatly.
Where does adread come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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