bradar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese braadar, from Medieval Latin *balatrare (“to shout, to shriek”), probably related to Latin balatrō (“charlatan”). Cognate of Portuguese bradar, Spanish baladrar, Catalan baladrejar.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾaˈðaɾ/

Verb

bradar (first-person singular present brado, first-person singular preterite bradei, past participle bradado)

1. to roar, to bleat, to bellow
2. to shout, to cry
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana, page 565:

     Et andauã todos chamãdo et braadando per Achiles en grandes uozes.

     And they were all shouting and calling out loud for Achilles

References

• “bradar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “bradar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “bradar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “bradar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Verb

bradar (first-person singular present indicative brado, past participle bradado)

1. to shout, cry, call out