See also: brät and Brät

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Etymology edit

From Middle Low German bret, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, a byform of *burdą (board).

Cognate with German Brett, Old English bred. Swedish bräde is also borrowed from Low German.

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bræt n (singular definite brættet, plural indefinite brædder, in compounds: brædde-)

  1. board (a flat, long piece of wood, used as a material for building)

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bræt n (singular definite brættet, plural indefinite brætter)

  1. board (a plate used as an underlay)

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Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bright. Doublet of bjartur.

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bræt (invariable)

  1. (slang) bright (intelligent, smart, quick on the uptake)