abraid

Verb

To wrench (something) out.
To unsheathe a blade, draw a weapon.
To wake up.
To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
To shout out.
To rise in the stomach with nausea.

Adv

Alternative form of abread.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English abraiden, abreiden (“to start up, awake, move, reproach”), from Old English ābreġdan (“to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from, remove, unsheath, wrench, pull out, withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, draw up, raise, lift up, start up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bregdaną (“to move, swing”), of uncertain further origin. Equivalent to a- + braid. Related to Dutch breien (“to knit”), German bretten (“to knit”).

Scrabble Score: 9

abraid: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
abraid: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
abraid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

abraid: valid Words With Friends Word