Etymology

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Today it means: To draw out; to draw (a sword). Full definition →

Middle English adrawen ← Old English ādragan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromādragan“to draw, draw out (a sword)”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromadrawen
  3. English todayadraw

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.