bridd
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown; the word appears to be exclusive to Old English and lacks cognates in any other Germanic languages. Liberman notes that dozens of origins have been both suggested and rejected, leaving its original meaning and etymology a mystery.[1] It might possibly be from a non-Indo-European substrate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bridd m
Declension[edit]
Declension of bridd (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 9-13
Welsh[edit]
Noun[edit]
bridd m
- Soft mutation of pridd.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pridd | bridd | mhridd | phridd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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- Old English terms with unknown etymologies
- Old English terms derived from substrate languages
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- ang:Baby animals
- ang:Birds
- Welsh non-lemma forms
- Welsh mutated nouns
- Welsh soft-mutation forms