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Webster 1913 Edition


Abraid

A-braid′

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[OE.
abraiden
, to awake, draw (a sword), AS.
ābredgan
to shake, draw; pref.
ā-
(cf. Goth.
us-
, Ger.
er-
, orig. meaning
out
) +
bregdan
to shake, throw. See
Braid
.]
To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.