† atˈbraid, v. Obs.
[OE. ætbreᵹdan, (oðbreᵹdan) f. at- prefix2 + breᵹdan to wrench: see abraid v.]
trans. To draw or snatch away.
| a 1000 Guthlac (Gr.) 826 Se éðel uðgenge wearð Adame and Evan..oðbroden. c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Matt. xiii. 12 Þæt þe he hæfð him bið ætbroden. a 1250 Owl & Night. 1380 Ah ȝef heo is atbroide thenne, He is unfele and forbrode. |