dred
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Middle English
Etymology 1
A back-formation from dreden.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
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Descendants
References
- “drēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
dred
- Alternative form of dreden
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dread(lock), from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension of dred
Further reading
- dred in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dred in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Volapük
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dred (nominative plural dreds)