upbreiden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English upbreġdan; equivalent to up- +‎ breiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /upˈbræi̯dən/

Verb

upbreiden

  1. to reproach

Conjugation

Conjugation of upbreiden (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) upbreiden, upbreide
present tense past tense
1st-person singular upbreide upbraid, upbreided
2nd-person singular upbreidest upbraide1, upbreidedest
3rd-person singular upbreideth upbraid, upbreided
subjunctive singular upbreide upbraide2, upbreided2
imperative singular —
plural3 upbreiden, upbreide upbraiden, upbraide, upbreideden, upbreidede
imperative plural upbreideth, upbreide —
participles upbreidynge, upbreidende upbroiden, upbroide, upbreided

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or upbraidest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: upbraid
  • Scots: abraid (nonce)

References

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