abraid
v.v. to break or damage something, especially a fabric or a piece of wood. It is an old word that people rarely use today.
v. to break or damage; to split or crack. Primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe the physical destruction of materials.
The old rope began to abraid under the heavy weight.
The storm caused the wooden beams to abraid, leaving the roof vulnerable to further damage.
In the ancient text, the author describes how the heavy stone door abraid when the iron hinges were forced open by the invading army.
From Middle English abraiden, abreiden (“to start up, awake, move, reproach”), from Old English ābreġdan (“to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from, remove, unsheath, wrench, pull out, withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, draw up, raise, lift up, start up”), from Proto-Germanic uz- (“out”) + bregdaną (“to move, swing”), of uncertain further origin. Equivalent to a- + braid. Related to Dutch breien (“to knit”), German bretten (“to knit”).
From Middle English abrede. More at abread.