Brod

See also: brod, brød, bröd, bród, and brôd

East Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Bruad (Itzgründisch)

Noun

Brod

  1. bread

German

Noun

Brod n (strong, genitive Brodes or Brods, plural Brode, diminutive Brödchen n)

  1. (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative spelling of Brot

Usage notes

Already considered unhochdeutsch (“un-High German”) in the 19th c.[1] and replaced by Brot as the dominant spelling at the turn of the century.[2]

References
  1. “Brod” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  2. Brot, Brod at Google Ngram Viewer

German Low German

Noun

Brod n

  1. (Mecklenburgisch, Low Prussian, Schleswig-Holsteinisch) Alternative spelling of Brot (“bread”)

Hunsrik
Brod

Alternative forms
  • proot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /proːt/

Noun

Brod n (plural Brod)

  1. bread

Further reading
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