bráð
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse bráð, related to býti (“exchange”). Cognate with Old English brad and German Brat.
Noun
editbráð f (genitive singular bráðar, nominative plural bráðir)
Declension
editDeclension of bráð | ||||
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f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bráð | bráðin | bráðir | bráðirnar |
accusative | bráð | bráðina | bráðir | bráðirnar |
dative | bráð | bráðinni | bráðum | bráðunum |
genitive | bráðar | bráðarinnar | bráða | bráðanna |
Synonyms
edit- (victim): fórnarlamb n
- (game): villibráð
Further reading
edit- “bráð” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
Etymology 2
editNoun
editbráð f (genitive singular bráðar, no plural)
- denoting haste, but only used in the adverbial phrase í bráð (“for the time being, at the moment”).
Declension
editDeclension of bráð | ||
---|---|---|
f-s2 | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bráð | bráðin |
accusative | bráð | bráðina |
dative | bráð | bráðinni |
genitive | bráðar | bráðarinnar |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editbráð
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *brēdô m (“flesh, muscle”), whence ultimately also English brawn.
Noun
editbráð f (genitive bráðar, plural bráðir)
Declension
edit Declension of bráð (strong i-stem)
References
edit- bráð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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