abreed

Scots

Alternative forms

• abrede, abreid, abraid, a-breadth

Etymology

a- +‎ brede (“breadth, width”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbrid/, /əˈbridθ/

Adverb

abreed (not comparable)

1. In wider stretch, wide, apart, open.
2. Over a wide area, abroad.
3. To pieces, in pieces.

References

• “abreed, adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.