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bred

See also: бред and бредь

English edit

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bred

  1. simple past and past participle of breed

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Bislama edit

Etymology edit

From English bread.

Noun edit

bred

  1. bread

Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /breːˀð/, [ˈb̥ʁæˀð], [ˈb̥ʁæðˀ]

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bred (neuter bredt, plural and definite singular attributive brede, comparative bredere, superlative (predicative) bredest, superlative (attributive) bredeste)

  1. broad, wide
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Danish bræd, from Proto-Germanic *brezdaz, cognate with Norwegian bredd, Swedish brädd, Old English breord. Related to *bruzdaz (“thorn”) (Danish brod) and possibly also *burdą (“board”) (Danish bord).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /breð(ˀ)/, [ˈb̥ʁæðˀ], [ˈb̥ʁæð]

Noun edit

bred c (singular definite bredden, plural indefinite bredder)

  1. shore
  2. bank
Declension edit
Declension of bred
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bred bredden bredder bredderne
genitive breds breddens bredders breddernes
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Manx edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb edit

bred (verbal noun breddal, past participle breddit)

  1. to hackle

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Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bred vred mred
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English brēad, from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

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Noun edit

bred

  2. bread, pastry
  3. variety of bread
  4. food, nourishment
  5. livelihood, sustenance
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  • English: bread
    • Bislama: bred
    • Sranan Tongo: brede
    • Tok Pisin: bret
    • → Fiji Hindi: bareed
    • → Marshallese: būreej
    • → Yoruba: búrẹ́dì
  • Geordie English: breed
  • Scots: breid
  • Yola: breed
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

bred

  1. Alternative form of breden (“to breed”)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse breiðr.

Adjective edit

bred (neuter singular bredt, definite singular and plural brede, comparative bredere, indefinite superlative bredest, definite superlative bredeste)

  1. wide, broad

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Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *bredą, derived from the e-grade *bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-dʰ-, extended form of *bʰer- (“to carve, cut, split, rub”). Cognates include German Brett, Yiddish ברעט (bret).

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bred n (nominative plural bredu)

  1. surface
  2. plank, board
  3. table, tablet

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  • Middle English: brede (from the oblique cases)

Old Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *braid.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːd/, [ˈbrɛːd]

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brēd

  1. broad, wide

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *braid.

Adjective edit

brēd

  1. broad, wide

Declension edit

Positive forms of brēd
Strong declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative brēd brēde, brēda brēd brēda brēd brēd, brēda
accusative brēdan, brēden brēda, brēde brēda brēda brēd brēd, brēda
genitive brēdes, brēdas brēdaro, brēdoro, brēdero brēdara, brēdaro brēdaro, brēdoro, brēdero brēdes, brēdas brēdaro, brēdoro, brēdero
dative brēdumu, brēdum, brēdun, brēdun, brēdon, brēden, brēdan brēdun, brēdon, brēdum brēdaro, brēdaru, brēdara brēdun, brēdon brēdumu, brēdum, brēdun, brēdun, brēdon, brēden, brēdan brēdun, brēdon, brēdum
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative brēdo, brēda brēdon, brēdun brēda, brēde brēdon, brēdun, brēdan brēda, brēde brēdon, brēdun
accusative brēdon, brēdan brēdon, brēdun brēdun, brēdon, brēdan brēdon, brēdun, brēdan brēda, brēde brēdon, brēdun
genitive brēden, brēdan brēdono, brēdeno brēdun, brēdan, brēden brēdono brēden, brēdan brēdono, brēdeno
dative brēdon, brēden, brēdan brēdon, brēdun brēdun, brēdan brēdon, brēdun brēdon, brēden, brēdan brēdon, brēdun


Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: *brêd
    • German Low German:
      Altmärkisch: breet
      Low Prussian, Westphalian (Bentheimisch, Westmünsterländisch): breed
      Westphalian:
      Dortmundisch: braẹ̆t
      Sauerländisch: bräit, brait (Elpe, Felbecke, Finnentrop, Attendorn, Elspe), brǟt (Niedersfeld)
      East Westphalian: breit (Lippe)
      Eastphalian: breit (Wedemark)

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish brēþer, from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

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Adjective edit

bred (comparative bredare, superlative bredast)

  1. wide, broad (having great width)
  2. broad (having great extent)
    bred kunskap
    broad knowledge

Declension edit

Inflection of bred
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bred bredare bredast
Neuter singular brett bredare bredast
Plural breda bredare bredast
Masculine plural3 brede bredare bredast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 brede bredare bredaste
All breda bredare bredaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Verb edit

bred

  1. imperative of breda

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