adread

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈdɹɛd/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

adread (third-person singular simple present adreads, present participle adreading, simple past and past participle adreaded)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dread, fear greatly.
2. (intransitive or reflexive, obsolete) To fear, be afraid.

Etymology 2

From Middle English adred, adrad, past participle of Middle English adreden, from Old English ondrǣdan, equivalent to a- +‎ dread. Compare also Middle English ofdradd (“afraid”), Old English ofdrǣdd (“terrified, afraid”).

Adjective

adread

1. (archaic) Affected by or full of dread; fearful.