Abraid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abraid \A*braid"\, v. t. & i. [OE. abraiden, to awake, draw (a
     sword), AS. [=a]bredgan to shake, draw; pref. [=a]- (cf.
     Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bregdan to shake,
     throw. See {Braid}.]
     To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.
     [Obs.] --Chaucer.


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