breiden

Middle English

/ˈbrɛi̯dən/

verb
Definitions
  • To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:
  • To perform weaving or knitting:
  • To move with alacrity; to run or leap:
  • To alter or modify; to be altered or modified.
  • To rotate or turn; to entwine or ravel.
  • To unsheath or show one's weapons.
  • (rare) To fight against; to damage.
  • (rare) To protest; to act against.
  • (rare) To come to one's mind.
  • (rare) To make an assumption.

Etymology

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 inherited from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną (flinch, twitch, jerk, tug, flicker, flutter, move, swing).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bregdaną

Gloss

flinch, twitch, jerk, tug, flicker, flutter, move, swing

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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