abraid /əˈbɹeɪd/ verb6 •(no longer used) To spring, start, make a sudden movement. •(no longer used) To wrench (something) out. •(no longer used) To unsheathe a blade, draw a weapon. •(no longer used) To wake up.She ferde as she had stert out of a sleep, / Til she out of hire mazednesse abreyde. — 1542 •(no longer used) To shout out. •(no longer used) To rise in the stomach with nausea. formsabraided · abraiding · abraids