brædu

Old English

Alternative forms

• brǣdo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *braidį̄. Equivalent to brād +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbræː.du/

Noun

brǣdu f

1. width, breadth

Declension

Declension of brædu (strong īn-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brǣdu	brǣdu, brǣde
accusative	brǣdu, brǣde	brǣdu, brǣde
genitive	brǣdu, brǣde	brǣda
dative	brǣdu, brǣde	brǣdum

Synonyms

• brādnes
• wīdu
• wīdnes

Descendants

• Middle English: brede
  • English: bread (“breadth”) (dialectal)
  • Scots: brede, breid