brød

See also: brod, Brod, bröd, bród, and brôd

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brøːˀð/, [ˈb̥ʁœðˀ], [ˈpʁœ̝ðˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish brøth, from Old Norse brauð (“bread”), from Proto-Germanic *braudą, cognate with Swedish bröd, English bread, German Brot.

Noun

brød n (singular definite brødet, plural indefinite brød)

bread

Declension

Declension of brød

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brød	brødet	brød	brødene
genitive	brøds	brødets	brøds	brødenes

Derived terms

References

“brød” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brød

past tense of bryde

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

brød

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brøː/
Rhymes: -øː

Noun

brød n (definite singular brødet, indefinite plural brød, definite plural brøda or brødene)

(a loaf of) bread
ristet brød - toast (see also toast (Bokmål))
(slang) penis
(slang) breasts

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

brydde

Verb

brød

simple past of bry

References

“brød” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

brød

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Alternative forms

braud

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish brød, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Akin to English bread.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brøː/
Rhymes: -øː

Noun

brød n (definite singular brødet, indefinite plural brød, definite plural brøda)

(a loaf of) bread
rista brød - toast (see also toast (Nynorsk))

Synonyms: koke, kake
(slang) penis
(slang) breasts

Usage notes

While the form brød was first brought to the language from Danish, the increased modern use in place of other words such as stump and koke / kake, is largely due to influence from Bokmål. In close to all dialects, braud would have been the natural form, cf. daud and sau(d).

Derived terms

References

“brød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.