fordread
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan (“to terrify”), equivalent to for- + dread.
Verb
[edit]fordread (third-person singular simple present fordreads, present participle fordreading, simple past and past participle fordreaded)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be in dread of.
- (transitive, obsolete) To terrify greatly.
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