bredan

Old English

Etymology 1

See main entry.

Verb

bredan

1. Alternative form of breġdan

Etymology 2

Cognate to Old High German bruoten. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

brēdan

1. to bear offspring

Related terms

• brōd (noun)

Descendants

• Middle English: brede
  • English: breed

References

• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “breed”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.