abraid

abraid · verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*uz-“out”
2. Old English · inherited fromābreġdan“to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from, remove, unsheath, wrench, pull out, withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, draw up, raise, lift up, start up”
3. Middle English · inherited fromabraiden
4. English todayabraid

From Middle English abraiden, abreiden (“to start up, awake, move, reproach”), from Old English ābreġdan (“to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from, remove, unsheath, wrench, pull out, withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, draw up, raise, lift up, start up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bregdaną (“to move, swing”), of uncertain further origin. Equivalent to a- + braid. Related to Dutch breien (“to knit”), German bretten (“to knit”).

abraid · adverb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromabrede
2. English todayabraid

From Middle English abrede. More at abread.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 10th–13th c. To wrench (something) out.
• 10th–13th c. To unsheathe a blade, draw a weapon.
• 11th–18th c. To wake up.
• from 11th c. To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
• 15th–16th c. To shout out.
• 16th–19th c. To rise in the stomach with nausea.