Yiddish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German braten, from Old High German brātan, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną. Compare German braten.

Verb edit

בראָטן (brotn) (past participle געבראָטן (gebrotn))

  1. (imperfective) to fry, to roast
    Synonym: זשאַרען (zharen)
  2. to broil
    Synonym: בראָטן אונטערן פֿײַער (brotn untern fayer)
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German brate, from Old High German brāto, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô. Compare German Braten.

Noun edit

בראָטן (brotnm, plural בראָטנס (brotns)

  1. a roast
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References edit

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בראָטן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “broil”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN