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)

  1. broad, wide
    De Schrank is zweu Meter breid.
    The closet is two meters wide.

Declension edit

Declension of breid (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbræi̯d(ə)/, /ˈbreːd(ə)/

Noun edit

breid (plural breides)

  1. An action done passionately and impulsively:
    1. A hasty movement; especially without forewarning.
    2. An quickly-made and ill-thought action or decision.
    3. A passionate or heartfelt cry or protest.
  2. An action of conflict; assailment or attack:
    1. A physical attack; a strike with a weapon.
    2. An injury or torture; something that wounds.
  3. A scheme, gamble or swindle.
  4. An instant; a small amount of time.
  5. (rare) A beginning or initial phase.
  6. (rare) A strange event or occurrence.
Descendants edit
  • English: braid
  • Scots: braid
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

breid

  1. 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)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of brei

Scots edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English bred, from Old English bread, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Noun edit

breid (uncountable)

  1. bread