brædan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbræː.dɑn/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *braidijan, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną; equivalent to brād (“broad”) +‎ -an.

Verb

brǣdan

1. (transitive) to make broad, broaden
2. (transitive) to spread, extend
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     baþian brimfuglas, · brǣdan feþra,
     hrēosan hrīm ond snāw, · hagle ġemenġed.

     bathe of sea-birds, spread of feathers,
     fall of frost and snow, mingled with hail.

3. (intransitive) to be extended or stretched (over) (+ ġeond)
4. (intransitive) to grow or rise up

Conjugation

Conjugation of brǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	brǣdan	brǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	brǣde	brǣdde
second person singular	brǣdest, brǣtst	brǣddest
third person singular	brǣdeþ, brǣtt, brǣt	brǣdde
plural	brǣdaþ	brǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	brǣde	brǣdde
plural	brǣden	brǣden
imperative
singular	brǣd
plural	brǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	brǣdende	(ġe)brǣded

Derived terms

• ġeondbrǣdan

Descendants

• Middle English: breden
  • English: bread

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brǽdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną (class-7 strong verb).

Alternative forms

• brēdan

Verb

brǣdan

1. (transitive) to roast, broil, warm

Conjugation

Conjugation of brǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	brǣdan	brǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	brǣde	brǣdde
second person singular	brǣdest, brǣtst	brǣddest
third person singular	brǣdeþ, brǣtt, brǣt	brǣdde
plural	brǣdaþ	brǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	brǣde	brǣdde
plural	brǣden	brǣdden
imperative
singular	brǣd
plural	brǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	brǣdende	(ġe)brǣded

Related terms

• brǣd

Descendants

• Middle English: bræden, breden
  • Scots: brade

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BRǼDAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “brǽdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[3], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.