"dreden" meaning in Middle English

See dreden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdrɛːdən/, /ˈdreːdən/
Etymology: From Old English drǣdan, late aphetic variant of ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *andarādan. Compare adreden and reden. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|drǣdan}} Old English drǣdan, {{m|ang|ondrǣdan}} ondrǣdan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*andarādan}} Proto-West Germanic *andarādan, {{m|enm|adreden}} adreden, {{m|enm|reden}} reden Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dreden Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dred|2a=drad|3s2=dret|c=de|c3=ed|y=2}} Forms: weak [table-tags], dreden [infinitive], to dreden [infinitive], drede [infinitive], drede [first-person, present, singular], dredde [first-person, past, singular], dradde [first-person, past, singular], dreded [first-person, past, singular], dredest [present, second-person, singular], dreddest [past, second-person, singular], draddest [past, second-person, singular], drededest [past, second-person, singular], dredeth [present, singular, third-person], dret [present, singular, third-person], dredde [past, singular, third-person], dradde [past, singular, third-person], dreded [past, singular, third-person], drede [present, singular, subjunctive], dredde [past, singular, subjunctive], dradde [past, singular, subjunctive], dreded [past, singular, subjunctive], drede [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dreden [plural, present], drede [plural, present], dredden [past, plural], dredde [past, plural], dradden [past, plural], dradde [past, plural], drededen [past, plural], dredede [past, plural], dredeth [imperative, plural, present], drede [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dredynge [participle, present], dredende [participle, present], dred [participle, past], drad [participle, past], dreded [participle, past], ydred [participle, past], ydrad [participle, past], ydreded [participle, past]
  1. To fear or dread:
    To be fearful or afraid.
    Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dreden-enm-verb-ImbW2UUK Disambiguation of Fear: 37 35 4 25
  2. To fear or dread:
    To regard with awe or reverence.
    Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dreden-enm-verb-w4H~VwpO Disambiguation of Fear: 37 35 4 25
  3. To avoid or reject.
    Sense id: en-dreden-enm-verb-KRJy5dCr Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 46 17 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 13 62 12
  4. To frighten or harass. Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-dreden-enm-verb-x5~aU297 Disambiguation of Fear: 37 35 4 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dred, drede Synonyms (early): drædenn Related terms: dred, dredful, dredfully, dredfulnesse, dredles, drednesse, dredy, ofdreden
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "To avoid or reject."
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      "ipa": "/ˈdrɛːdən/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdreːdən/"
    }
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      "word": "drede"
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dredden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dredde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dradden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dradde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drededen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dredede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dredeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dredynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dredende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "drad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dreded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydred",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydrad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydreded",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "dreden",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dred",
        "2a": "drad",
        "3s2": "dret",
        "c": "de",
        "c3": "ed",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dred"
    },
    {
      "word": "dredful"
    },
    {
      "word": "dredfully"
    },
    {
      "word": "dredfulnesse"
    },
    {
      "word": "dredles"
    },
    {
      "word": "drednesse"
    },
    {
      "word": "dredy"
    },
    {
      "word": "ofdreden"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fear or dread:",
        "To be fearful or afraid."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "dread",
          "dread"
        ],
        [
          "fearful",
          "fearful"
        ],
        [
          "afraid",
          "afraid"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To fear or dread:",
        "To regard with awe or reverence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "dread",
          "dread"
        ],
        [
          "awe",
          "awe"
        ],
        [
          "reverence",
          "reverence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To avoid or reject."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "reject",
          "reject"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To frighten or harass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "frighten",
          "frighten"
        ],
        [
          "harass",
          "harass"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdrɛːdən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdreːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dred"
    },
    {
      "word": "drede"
    },
    {
      "sense": "early",
      "word": "drædenn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dreden"
}

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