bráð
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognate with Old English brad and German Brat.
Noun
bráð m (genitive singular bráðar, nominative plural bráðir)
Declension
declension of bráð
Synonyms
- (victim): fórnarlamb n
- (game): villibráð
Etymology 2
Noun
bráð f (genitive singular bráðar, no plural)
- denoting haste, but only used in the adverbial phrase í bráð (“for the time being, at the moment”).
Declension
declension of bráð
Derived terms
Related terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brēdô m (“flesh, muscle”), whence ultimately also English brawn.
Noun
bráð f (genitive bráðar, plural bráðir)
Declension
Declension of bráð (strong i-stem)
References
- bráð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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