- úpbregdan
- sv/t3 3rd pres úpbrigdeð past úpbrægd/úpbrugdon ptp úpbrogden to reproach with, upbraid
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
úpbregdan
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upbraid — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English upbreyden, from Old English ūpbregdan, probably from ūp up + bregdan to snatch, move suddenly more at braid Date: 12th century 1. to criticize severely ; find fault with 2. to reproach severely ; scold… … New Collegiate Dictionary
úpbrédan — see úpbregdan [3rd pres úpbrídeð past úpbrǽd/úpbrúdon ptp úpbróden] … Old to modern English dictionary
upbraid — up|braid [ʌpˈbreıd] v [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: upbregdan, probably from up up + bregdan to move suddenly, seize ] to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong … Dictionary of contemporary English
upbraid — O.E. upbregdan bring forth as a ground for censure, from up up + bregdan move quickly, intertwine (see BRAID (Cf. braid)). Cf. M.Swed. upbrygdha. Meaning scold is first attested late 13c … Etymology dictionary
upbraid — /ʌpˈbreɪd / (say up brayd) verb (t) 1. to reproach for some fault or offence; reprove severely; chide. 2. to censure or find fault with (things). –verb (i) 3. to utter reproaches. {Middle English; Old English upbregdan. See up , braid (verb)… …
upbraid — [up brād′] vt. [ME upbreiden < OE upbregdan < up ,UP + bregdan, to pull: see BRAID] to rebuke severely or bitterly; censure sharply SYN. SCOLD … English World dictionary
up|braid´er — up|braid «uhp BRAYD», transitive verb. to find fault with; blame; reprove: »to upbraid a person for his errors. The captain upbraided the guards for falling asleep. SYNONYM(S): reproach, censure. See syn. under scold. (Cf. ↑scold) ╂[Old English… … Useful english dictionary
up|braid — «uhp BRAYD», transitive verb. to find fault with; blame; reprove: »to upbraid a person for his errors. The captain upbraided the guards for falling asleep. SYNONYM(S): reproach, censure. See syn. under scold. (Cf. ↑scold) ╂[Old English ūpbregdan… … Useful english dictionary
