upbreiden

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /upˈbrɛi̯dən/

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 upbraide, upbraid, upbreidedest
3rd-person singular upbreideth upbraid, upbreided
subjunctive singular upbreide upbraide1, upbreided1
imperative singular
plural2 upbreiden, upbreide upbraiden, upbraide, upbreideden, upbreidede
imperative plural upbreideth, upbreide
participles upbreidynge, upbreidende upbroiden, upbroide, upbreided

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: upbraid
  • Scots: abraid (nonce)

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