- ondrǽdan
- sv/t7 3rd pres ondrǽdeþ past ondréd/on, ondreord/on ptp ondrǽden to dread, fear; sv/r7 be afraid
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ondrǽdan
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andrǽdan — see ondrǽdan … Old to modern English dictionary
ádrǽdan — sv/t7 3rd pres ádrǽdeð past ádréd/on, ádreord/on ptp ádrǽden to fear see ondrǽdan … Old to modern English dictionary
adrad — adjective Etymology: Middle English adrad, adred, from past participle of adreden, adraden to be afraid, from Old English adrædan, ondrædan (from a (I), on + drædan to fear, dread) & ofdrædan, from of (akin to Old English ofer over) + drædan more … Useful english dictionary
dread — (v.) late 12c., aphetic of O.E. adrædan, contraction of ondrædan counsel or advise against, also to dread, fear, be afraid, from on against + rædan to advise (see READ (Cf. read)). Cognate with O.S. andradon, O.H.G. intraten. Related: Dreaded;… … Etymology dictionary
dread — /drɛd / (say dred) verb (t) 1. to fear greatly; be in shrinking apprehension or expectation of: to dread death. 2. Obsolete to hold in respectful awe. –verb (i) 3. Obsolete to be in great fear. –noun 4. terror or apprehension as to something… …
dread — [dred] vt. [ME dreden < Late OE (WS) drædan, aphetic for ondrædan (akin to OS andradan, OHG intraten) < ond , in, on, against + base < ?] 1. to anticipate with anxiety, alarm, or apprehension; fear intensely 2. to face (something… … English World dictionary
adread — /ə dredˈ/ (obsolete) transitive verb (pat adradˈ (Spenser)) To fear ORIGIN: OE ondrǣdan, from pfx on , and against, and drǣdan to dread … Useful english dictionary
dread — [12] Old English had the verb ondrǣdan ‘fear’. Its first syllable is generally taken to be the prefix *and ‘against’, which is related to German ent ‘away, un ’ and Greek anti (source of English anti ) and appears also in English answer. The… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fear — {{11}}fear (n.) O.E. fær calamity, sudden danger, peril, from P.Gmc. *feraz danger (Cf. O.S. far ambush, O.N. far harm, distress, deception, Du. gevaar, Ger. Gefahr danger ), from PIE root *per to try, risk, come over, go through (perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
dread — [12] Old English had the verb ondrǣdan ‘fear’. Its first syllable is generally taken to be the prefix *and ‘against’, which is related to German ent ‘away, un ’ and Greek anti (source of English anti ) and appears also in English answer. The… … Word origins
