hondbrede
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- handbrede, hand brede, handbrode, handebrede, hande-brede, hande brede, handibreede, haunde-brede, hond-brede, hond brood, honde-brede
Etymology edit
From hond + brede (“breadth”); some forms are influenced by brood (“broad”). The supposed Old English *handbrǣd, *handbrǣdu mentioned by some sources is not likely to have existed.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hondbrede
Descendants edit
- ⇒ English: handbreadth
- Scots: handbreid
References edit
- “hō̆nd-brēde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.