Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Strife; contention.
- To upbraid.
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- verb transitive To
upbraid . - noun archaic or dialectal
Contention ;strife .
Etymologies
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From Middle English umbreiden ("to scold, reproach"), equivalent to um- + braid.
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