breden
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English brǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną; equivalent to brede (“roast”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
breden
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) breden, brede | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | brede | bredde, bradde | |
2nd-person singular | bredest | breddest, braddest | |
3rd-person singular | bredeth | bredde, bradde | |
subjunctive singular | brede | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | breden, brede | bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde | |
imperative plural | bredeth, brede | — | |
participles | bredynge, bredende | bred, brad, ybred, ybrad |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- Scots: brede
References
- “brēden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English brǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *braidijan, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną; equivalent to brod (“broad”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
breden
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) breden, brede | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | brede | bredde, bradde | |
2nd-person singular | bredest | breddest, braddest | |
3rd-person singular | bredeth | bredde, bradde | |
subjunctive singular | brede | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | breden, brede | bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde | |
imperative plural | bredeth, brede | — | |
participles | bredynge, bredende | bred, brad, ybred, ybrad |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- Scots: brede
References
- “brēden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From Old English brēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną; equivalent to brod (“brood”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
breden
- To create; to engender or produce:
- To come into being; to arise or grow.
- To exist (somewhere); to live or dwell.
- (rare) To be carried in the womb.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) breden, brede | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | brede | bredde, bradde | |
2nd-person singular | bredest | breddest, braddest | |
3rd-person singular | bredeth | bredde, bradde | |
subjunctive singular | brede | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | breden, brede | bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde | |
imperative plural | bredeth, brede | — | |
participles | bredynge, bredende | bred, brad, ybred, ybrad |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “brẹ̄den, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 4
Verb
breden
- Alternative form of breiden
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
breden m
- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
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- Middle English weak verbs
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Biology
- enm:Cooking
- enm:Pregnancy
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