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English word dread comes from Old English (ca. 450-1100) ondrǣdan

ondrǣdan (Old English)

drǣdan (Old English)

dreden (Middle English)

dread (English)

(intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.. (transitive) To fear greatly.. (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.. To anticipate with fear. (chiefly, in the plural) dreadlock. (obsolete) A person highly revered.. (obsolete) Fury; dreadfulness.. A Rastafarian.. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.. Reverential or respectful [...]

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