Old English · noun

bread

Normalised brēad

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong z-stem
IPA: /bræ͜ɑːd/
Syllables: bræ͜ɑːd (1 syllable)
Modern English: foodstuff bread bit crumb morsel

Meaning

bit, piece, morsel, crumb
bread (foodstuff)

Declension

Declension of bread
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brēad	brēadru
Accusative	brēad	brēadru
Genitive	brēades	brēadra
Dative	brēade	brēadrum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Broot, Brot), Dutch brood, Old High German brōt (German Brot), Old Norse brauð and Icelandic brauð (Swedish bröd).

Descendants

bread

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