Middle English Dictionary Entry
rad(e adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | rad(e adj.(2) Also radde, red(e & rād. |
| Etymology | ON: cp. OI hræddr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Afraid, frightened; maken ~, to frighten (sb.); (b) ~ for (of), afraid of (sb. or sth.); ~ for, apprehensive for the safety of (sb.) [quot.: c1390]; frightened because of (sth.) [quot.: a1500, 1st]; (c) afraid (to do sth.); also, fearful (that sth. will happen); (d) ?as noun [but see for prep.1.(d)]: for ~, because of fear; in fear (of sb.).
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)1292 : Seth..was noght raadd.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11724 : Qui er yee rade [rime: mad]?
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1543 : He..romyes as a rad ryth þat rorez for drede.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)251 : Arþour..rekenly hym reuerenced, for rad was he neuer.
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)481 : If it so bytide..Þat..any dremis mak þe rad, Turn ogayn and say I bad.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)15/11 : Saint benet..bidis..tat ye be als rad als ye saȝ þe iugiment of god.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2881 : The raskaille was rade and rane to þe grefes..as cowardes.
- a1450(?1348) Rolle FLiving (Cmb Dd.5.64)92/108 : Oure enmy..es aboute to begyle us..with uggly ymages, for to make us radde.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)4934 : He was bathe dred and rad.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)18.6 : Nathynge might make him rade.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)121/175 : I shall make the full rad..with thy gawdys.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)321/514 : We were so rad euerilkon.
- a1500 Tundale (Adv 19.3.1)1276 : Thou wer full radde.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2170 : Ȝho drefedd wass & radd off Godess enngell.
- c1390 NHom.Virg.to Devil (Vrn)63 : His wyf was for him selly rad.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Gosp.(Phys-E)p.2 : Al bestes er red for man.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)6260 : For pharaon was he noght radd.
- a1425(?c1375) NHom.(3) Leg.(Hrl 4196)111/275 : Decius thoght grete hething Þat Laurence was noght for him rad.
- a1425(?a1400) Penny (Glb E.9)53 : Of counsail thar þam neuer be rad Þat may haue him to frende.
- c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)598 : Thow wold holde me drade, And for þe Erle full rade.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1040 : Þen ware þe..all redd of his come.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)4627 : For few perills were þai radd.
- ?c1450 St.Cuth.(Eg 3309)6958 : Proude men and lychours war for him rad.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)9.5 : Thou made thaim rad for thaire syn.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)75.8 : All erthly lufers was rad for pyne.
c
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Knt.PW (Phys-E)p.142 : This okeres was selli radde [Vrn: Rad] To do that this bischop him badde.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)3955 : He was raad of al thing For to cum in his metyng.
- a1425(c1300) NHom.(1) Martin AM (Cmb Gg.5.31)p.73 : He was rad to tyne mekenes Wit louely worde.
- a1425(?c1375) NHom.(3) Leg.(Hrl 4196)106/91 : No-man sal be rad for þis Anoþer time to do omis.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)2510 : Þan am I redd [Dub: raddest] all oure rewme be reft vs for euire.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)27 : Þis schuld maak men rad to do ani iuil to ani good man.
d
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3896 : Ristys he no lengere, For rade of oure riche kynge.
- c1450(?a1400) Parl.3 Ages (Add 31042)429 : When Pharaoo had flayede the folkes of Israelle, Thay ranne in-to the Rede See for radde of hym-seluen.