dred
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
A back-formation from dreden.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dred (plural dredes)
- Fear, dread; the state of being frightened:
- Anxiousness; the state of being anxious.
- (rare) Fearfulness; the state of tending to fear.
- Awe, veneration; fearful respect.
- Danger or jeopardy; something causing danger.
- (with a negative) Lack of certainty; doubt.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “drēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
dred
- Alternative form of dreden
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English dread(lock), from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dred m inan
- (chiefly in the plural) dread (hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dred
Further reading[edit]
- dred in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dred in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Volapük[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dred (nominative plural dreds)
Declension[edit]
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