breda

See also: Breda and бреда

Jamaican Creole

Noun

breda (plural: breda dem or bredas dem, quantified: breda)

  1. Alternative spelling of bredda

Middle Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brêdâ ?

  1. Breda (a city in the modern Netherlands)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: Breda

Further reading
  • “breda”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brēdaną.

Verb

brēda

  1. to roast

Inflection
Conjugation of brēda (strong class 7)
infinitive brēda
indicative present past
1st person singular brēde brēd
2nd person singular brēdest, brēdst brēdest, brēdst
3rd person singular brēdeth, brēdth brēd
plural brēdath brēden
subjunctive present past
singular brēde brēde
plural brēde, brēden brēde, brēden
imperative present
singular brēd
plural brēdeth
participle present past
brēdande ebrēden, brēden

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

breda

  1. absolute singular definite and plural form of bred.

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish brēþa, from Old Norse breiða, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną.

Verb

breda (present breder, preterite bredde, supine brett, imperative bred)

  1. to spread
    Smittan breder ut sig
    The infection is spreading
  2. to butter (a sandwich)
    Han brer mackan
    He butters the sandwich
  3. to make (a sandwich)
    Hon gick till köket och bredde en macka
    She went to the kitchen and made a (buttered) sandwich
Usage notes

See usage notes at smöra (“to butter”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of breda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive breda bredas
Supine brett bretts
Imperative bred —
Imper. plural1 breden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative breder bredde breds, bredes breddes
Ind. plural1 breda bredde bredas breddes
Subjunctive2 brede bredde bredes breddes
Participles
Present participle bredande
Past participle bredd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms

Further reading

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