bræt

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German bret, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, a byform of *burdą (board).

Cognate with German Brett, Old English bred. Swedish bräde is also borrowed from Low German.

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Noun

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bræt n (singular definite brættet, plural indefinite brædder, in compounds: brædde-)

  1. board (a flat, long piece of wood, used as a material for building)

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Noun

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bræt n (singular definite brættet, plural indefinite brætter)

  1. board (a plate used as an underlay)

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bright. Doublet of bjartur.

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Adjective

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bræt (invariable)

  1. (slang) bright (intelligent, smart, quick on the uptake)