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bred.

broad, wide

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj/breːˀð/[ˈb̥ʁæˀð][ˈb̥ʁæðˀ]
  1. broad, wide

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish breth, from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz. Cognate with Old English brad.

noun/breð(ˀ)/[ˈb̥ʁæðˀ][ˈb̥ʁæð]
  1. shore

    common-gender
  2. bank

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish bræd, from Proto-Germanic *brezdaz, cognate with Norwegian bredd, Swedish brädd, Old English breord. Related to *bruzdaz (“thorn”) (Danish brod) and possibly also *burdą (“board”) (Danish bord).

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