breiðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *braidaz, whence also Old English brād (English broad), Old Frisian brēd (West Frisian breed), Old Saxon brēd (Low German breed, breet), Dutch breed, Old High German breit (German breit), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (braiþs).

Adjective

breiðr (comparative breiðari, superlative breiðastr)

1. broad

Declension

    Strong declension of breiðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðr	breið	breitt
accusative	breiðan	breiða	breitt
dative	breiðum	breiðri	breiðu
genitive	breiðs	breiðrar	breiðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðir	breiðar	breið
accusative	breiða	breiðar	breið
dative	breiðum	breiðum	breiðum
genitive	breiðra	breiðra	breiðra

    Weak declension of breiðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiði	breiða	breiða
accusative	breiða	breiðu	breiða
dative	breiða	breiðu	breiða
genitive	breiða	breiðu	breiða
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðu	breiðu	breiðu
accusative	breiðu	breiðu	breiðu
dative	breiðum	breiðum	breiðum
genitive	breiðu	breiðu	breiðu

    Declension of comparative of breiðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðari	breiðari	breiðara
accusative	breiðara	breiðari	breiðara
dative	breiðara	breiðari	breiðara
genitive	breiðara	breiðari	breiðara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðari	breiðari	breiðari
accusative	breiðari	breiðari	breiðari
dative	breiðurum	breiðurum	breiðurum
genitive	breiðari	breiðari	breiðari

    Strong declension of superlative of breiðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðastr	breiðust	breiðast
accusative	breiðastan	breiðasta	breiðast
dative	breiðustum	breiðastri	breiðustu
genitive	breiðasts	breiðastrar	breiðasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðastir	breiðastar	breiðust
accusative	breiðasta	breiðastar	breiðust
dative	breiðustum	breiðustum	breiðustum
genitive	breiðastra	breiðastra	breiðastra

    Weak declension of superlative of breiðr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðasti	breiðasta	breiðasta
accusative	breiðasta	breiðustu	breiðasta
dative	breiðasta	breiðustu	breiðasta
genitive	breiðasta	breiðustu	breiðasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	breiðustu	breiðustu	breiðustu
accusative	breiðustu	breiðustu	breiðustu
dative	breiðustum	breiðustum	breiðustum
genitive	breiðustu	breiðustu	breiðustu

Related terms

• breiða (“to spread”)
• breidd f (“breadth”)
• breiðka (“to grow broad, broaden”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: breiður
• Faroese: breiður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: brei, breid
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: brei
• Old Swedish: brēþer
  • Swedish: bred
• Danish: bred
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bred

References

• breiðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.