fordread

English

Etymology

From Middle English fordreden, from Old English fordrǣdan (“to terrify”), equivalent to for- +‎ dread.

Verb

fordread (third-person singular simple present fordreads, present participle fordreading, simple past and past participle fordreaded)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in dread of.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To terrify greatly.