bred
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹɛd/
- Rhymes: -ɛd
- Homophone: bread
Verb
bred
- simple past tense and past participle of breed
Derived terms
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
Adjective
bred
Inflection
| Inflection of bred | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | bred | bredere | bredest2 |
| Neuter singular | bredt | bredere | bredest2 |
| Plural | brede | bredere | bredest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | brede | bredere | bredeste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
Noun
bred c (singular definite bredden, plural indefinite bredder)
Declension
Declension of bred
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bred | bredden | bredder | bredderne |
| genitive | breds | breddens | bredders | breddernes |
References
- “bred” in Den Danske Ordbog
Manx
Verb
bred (verbal noun breddal, past participle breddit)
- to hackle
Related terms
- breddey (“hackling”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bred | vred | mred |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English brēad, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɛːd/
Noun
bred
Descendants
References
- “brēd (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
bred (neuter singular bredt, definite singular and plural brede, comparative bredere, indefinite superlative bredest, definite superlative bredeste)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “bred” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old English
Noun
bred n
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *braidaz. Compare Old English brād, Old Frisian brēd, Dutch breed, Old High German breit, Old Norse breiðr, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (braiþs).
Adjective
brēd
Declension
Positive forms of brēd
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | brēd | brēde | brēd | brēdu | brēd | brēde |
| accusative | brēdana | brēde | brēda | brēdu | brēd | brēde |
| genitive | brēdes | brēdarō | brēdaro | brēdarō | brēdes | brēdarō |
| dative | brēdumu | brēdum | brēdaro | brēdum | brēdumu | brēdum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | brēdo | brēdu | brēda | brēdu | brēda | brēdu |
| accusative | brēdun | brēdun | brēdun | brēdun | brēda | brēdun |
| genitive | brēdun | brēdonō | brēdun | brēdonō | brēdun | brēdonō |
| dative | brēdun | brēdum | brēdun | brēdum | brēdun | brēdum |
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brēþer, from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːd
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Adjective
bred (comparative bredare, superlative bredast)
Declension
| Inflection of bred | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bred | bredare | bredast |
| Neuter singular | brett | bredare | bredast |
| Plural | breda | bredare | bredast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | brede | bredare | bredaste |
| All | breda | bredare | bredaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
bred
- imperative of breda.
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