adrad
adjective
archaic
: put in dread : afraid
Word History
Etymology
Middle English adrad, adred, from past participle of adreden, adraden to be afraid, from Old English adrædan, ondrædan (from a- entry 1, on + drædan to fear, dread) & ofdrædan, from of- (akin to Old English ofer over) + drædan
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
- swear blind
- swear by
- swear for
- swear in
- swear off
- swear on one's mother's grave
- swear on the Bible
- swear out
- swear someone to secrecy
- swear someone to silence
- swear to secrecy
- swear to silence
- swear up and down
- swear word
- swearer
- swearer-in
- swearers
- swearers-in
- swearing
- swearing in
- swearing out
- swearings
- swears
- swears in
- swears out