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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1450-1535, 1590-1693
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Upbraid, -raide, v. Also: upbrad, wpbraid, uprayde; obread. P.t. upbraid(it, -bradded, -raided; obreaded. P.p. upraided. [ME and e.m.E. upbreide (Ancr. R.), vp-braid (Cursor M.), vpbreyde (Manning), OE upbreᵹdan; Braid v.]
1. intr. To spring up.Cf., however, Doug. i iv 36 in Braid v. 2.1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 937.
Venus … ȝald thame thair salusing Richt reuerentlie, and on hir feit vpbraid
2. tr. To set up (tables).c1450-2 Howlat 680 (A).
Bad birnis burdis vp braid
3. a. To abuse verbally, to scold (a person). b. To complain or show anger about; to find fault with, censure, reproach. c. To anger, infuriate.a. c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matth. xxvii 44.
And the theues that war crucifiit with Him, vpbraidit Him of the sammyn thing c1590 Fowler I 380/30.
No mann his fickle dame With Creseyd should vpbraid 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II 597.
[He] upbraidit thame … calling thame beasts and fooles 1662 Highland P. III 4.
He cam to her and upbradded her and said to her, give my ky ther milk agane or Ill burn thee myselfe 1673 Fugitive Poetry II xxxii 3/93.
It never can belong to you To upbraid a man with what you doe(b) c1590 Fowler I 385/242.
After that full oft thou wouldste With Creseyd him [sc. Diomede] vprayde 1635 Wodrow in Hay Geneal. 88.
The archbishop … threatened and upraided the justice for giving anie favor 1649 Fraser-Mackintosh Lett. Two Cent. 57.
I was in companie with your good daughter when she was upraided, and very scandalously, by one John Cuthbert 1693 Melville Chart. 230.
Rather than chalange and upraide any of their carriage; to regrait their being seduced and misled(c)1662 Scottish Notes and Queries 2 Ser. II. 63.
And ther obreaded him with wourdes b. c1611–c1617 Mure Early Misc. P. i 21.
A bow … He caryed to invaid All such as durst wpbraid Or contrar his command1670 Old Ross-shire I. 308.
Harie Urqrt ... daillie obreads my ... reputation c. c1614 Mure Dido & Æneas i 158.
His kinde she [sc. Juno] hates, which should the same supprise, And Ganimedes rapt vpbraides her minde
