adreden

Middle English

Alternative forms

• adrede

Etymology

From Old English ādrǣdan, late variant of ondrǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *andarādan; equivalent to a- +‎ dreden. Compare reden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdrɛːdən/, /aˈdreːdən/

Verb

adreden

1. To fear or dread.
2. (rare) To scare; to inspire fear.

Conjugation

Conjugation of adreden (weak in -de)

infinitive	(to) adreden, adrede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	adrede	adredde, adradde
2nd-person singular	adredest	adreddest, adraddest
3rd-person singular	adredeth	adredde, adradde
subjunctive singular	adrede
imperative singular		—
plural1	adreden, adrede	adredden, adredde, adradden, adradde
imperative plural	adredeth, adrede	—
participles	adredynge, adredende	adred, adrad

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: adread

References

• “adrēden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.