Adread

/əˈdrɛd/ verb

An archaic past tense of 'dread,' meaning to have feared or been afraid of something.

From Middle English 'adreden,' combining 'a-' (prefix intensifying or marking beginning) + 'dread' (to fear). The 'a-' prefix was common in Old and Middle English but is now archaic.

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