brerd

Middle English

Alternative forms

• berde, brede, breerd, breord, brerde, brurd

Etymology

From Old English brerd, from Proto-Germanic *brezdaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛrd/, /brɛːrd/

Noun

brerd (plural brerdes)

1. brim, rim (top edge)
2. edge, periphery, side

Related terms

• bretful

References

• “brērd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brezdaz (“hood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brerd/, [brerˠd]

Noun

brerd m

1. brim, rim
2. top of a pot or vessel