adraw

English

Etymology

From Middle English adrawen, adraȝen, from Old English ādragan (“to draw, draw out (a sword)”), equivalent to a- +‎ draw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdɹɔː/

Verb

adraw (third-person singular simple present adraws, present participle adrawing, simple past adrew, past participle adrawn)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To draw out; to draw (a sword).
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To withdraw oneself.

Anagrams

• Warda, award