upbreiden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• upbraiden, upbrayden, upbreyden

Etymology

From Old English upbreġdan; equivalent to up- +‎ breiden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /upˈbrɛi̯dən/

Verb

upbreiden

1. to reproach

Conjugation

Conjugation of upbreiden (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) upbreiden, upbreide
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	upbreide	upbraid, upbreided
2nd-person singular	upbreidest	upbraide, upbraid, upbreidedest
3rd-person singular	upbreideth	upbraid, upbreided
subjunctive singular	upbreide	upbraide1, upbreided1
imperative singular		—
plural2	upbreiden, upbreide	upbraiden, upbraide, upbreideden, upbreidede
imperative plural	upbreideth, upbreide	—
participles	upbreidynge, upbreidende	upbroiden, upbroide, upbreided

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: upbraid
• Scots: abraid (nonce)

References

• “upbreiden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.