Etymology

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Today it means: To pull apart, dismember; draw asunder. Full definition →

Middle English todrawen ← Old English *tōdragan
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  1. Old English · inherited from*tōdragan“to pull apart”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtodrawen
  3. English todaytodraw

From Middle English todrawen, todraȝen, from Old English *tōdragan (“to pull apart”), equivalent to to- + draw.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishtodrawen all →

to-draw

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