Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To terrify greatly.
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- verb intransitive, obsolete To be in
dread of. - verb transitive, obsolete To
terrify greatly.
Etymologies
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From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan ("to terrify"), equivalent to for- + dread.
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