"dred" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /drɛːd/, /drɛd/, /-ə/ Forms: dredes [plural]
Etymology: A back-formation from dreden. Etymology templates: {{back-form|enm|dreden|nocap=1}} back-formation from dreden Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} dred, {{enm-noun|dredes}} dred (plural dredes)
  1. Fear, dread; the state of being frightened:
    Anxiousness; the state of being anxious.
    Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dred-enm-noun-mx~Sy8bF Disambiguation of Fear: 40 40 17 3 1 1 Categories (other): Middle English back-formations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 34 34 14 13 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 25 12 3 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 27 27 13 3 3
  2. Fear, dread; the state of being frightened:
    (rare) Fearfulness; the state of tending to fear.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dred-enm-noun-jZa31utn Disambiguation of Fear: 40 40 17 3 1 1 Categories (other): Middle English back-formations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 34 34 14 13 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 25 12 3 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 27 27 13 3 3
  3. Awe, veneration; fearful respect. Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dred-enm-noun-41K4fwKy Disambiguation of Fear: 40 40 17 3 1 1 Categories (other): Middle English back-formations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 34 34 14 13 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 25 12 3 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 27 27 13 3 3
  4. Danger or jeopardy; something causing danger.
    Sense id: en-dred-enm-noun-g07~Hyv1 Categories (other): Middle English back-formations, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English back-formations: 34 34 14 13 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 25 12 3 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 27 27 13 3 3
  5. (with a negative) Lack of certainty; doubt.
    Sense id: en-dred-enm-noun-bFtgbfwp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drede, dret [rare], dride Related terms: dreden, dredful, dredfully, dredfulnesse, dredles, drednesse, dredy
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dred
  1. Alternative form of dreden Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dreden
    Sense id: en-dred-enm-verb-~eroVEoG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for dred meaning in Middle English (5.8kB)

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