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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fordread

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-dread
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in dread of.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To terrify greatly.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan (“to terrify”), equivalent to for- + dread.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fordreads (present, singular) fordreading (participle, present) fordreaded (participle, past) fordreaded (past)

Questions

What does fordread mean?
To be in dread of.
Where does fordread come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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