abraid

Meanings

Verb

To wrench (something) out.
To wake up.
To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
To shout out.
To rise in the stomach with nausea.

Adverb

Alternative of abread

Origin

From Middle English abraiden, abreiden, from Old English ābreġdan, from Proto-Germanic *uz- + *bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ-, *bʰrēǵ-, equivalent to a- + braid. Related to Dutch breien, German bretten.
From Middle English abrede. More at abread.

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