abraid

English

/əˈbɹeɪd/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English abraiden inherited from Old English ābreġdan (draw, withdraw, lift up, free from, unsheath, draw from, pull out, move quickly, vibrate, draw back, start up, take away, wrench, raise, draw up, remove) derived from Proto-Germanic *uz- (out, up, out-) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ- prefix from English braid.

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English

braid

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