brúðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūdiz, whence also Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (brūþs), Old Saxon brūd, Old English brȳd (English bride), Old High German brūt (German Braut).

Noun

brúðr f (genitive brúðar, dative brúði, plural brúðir)

a bride

Declension

Declension of brúðr (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brúðr	brúðrin	brúðar	brúðarnar
accusative	brúði	brúðina	brúðar	brúðarnar
dative	brúði	brúðinni	brúðum	brúðunum
genitive	brúðar	brúðarinnar	brúða	brúðanna

Coordinate terms

brúðgumi

Descendants

Danish: brud
Faroese: brúður
Icelandic: brúður
Norwegian Bokmål: brud

Norwegian Nynorsk: brud, brur
Old Swedish: brūþ
- Swedish: brud

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