breid
See also: bréid
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German breit, from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
breid (comparative breider, superlative breidest)
Declension edit
Declension of breid (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | breid | breid | breid | breide |
accusative | breide | breid | breid | breide | |
dative | breide | breide | breide | breide | |
Strong inflection | nominative | breider | breide | breides | breide |
accusative | breide | breide | breides | breide | |
dative | breidem | breider | breidem | breide |
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From a conflation of Old English brægd, Old English gebregd, and Old Norse bragð; influenced by breiden.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
breid (plural breides)
- An action done passionately and impulsively:
- A hasty movement; especially without forewarning.
- An quickly-made and ill-thought action or decision.
- A passionate or heartfelt cry or protest.
- An action of conflict; assailment or attack:
- A scheme, gamble or swindle.
- An instant; a small amount of time.
- (rare) A beginning or initial phase.
- (rare) A strange event or occurrence.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “breid, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
breid
- Alternative form of bred (“bread”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
breid (neuter breidt, definite singular and plural breide, comparative breidare, indefinite superlative breidast, definite superlative breidaste)
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English bred, from Old English bread, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.
Noun edit
breid (uncountable)