braid

English

/bɹeɪd/

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
  • (archaic) To start into motion.
  • (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
  • To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
  • (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English braiden inherited from Old English breġdan (change color, draw, swing, move quickly, weave, be transformed, braid, drag, shake, bind, join together, pull, bend, knit, vary, throw, knot, be pulled, move, flash) inherited from *bregdan derived from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną (flinch, twitch, jerk, tug, flicker, flutter, move, swing) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰrēḱ-

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