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.
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