Etymology

fordread

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Today it means: To be in dread of. Full definition →

Middle English fordreden ← Old English fordrǣdan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfordrǣdan“to terrify”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfordreden
  3. English todayfordread

From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan (“to terrify”), equivalent to for- + dread.

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