bråd
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bráðr (“hasty, sudden”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“hot, in a hurry, rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē- (“steam, vapour”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to seethe, toss about, cook”).
Adjective
bråd (comparative brådare, superlative brådast)
- sudden, fast, busy, full of hurry
- ond, bråd död
- evil and sudden death (i.e. a murder)
- bråda dagar
- busy days
- ond, bråd död
Declension
| Inflection of bråd | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bråd | brådare | brådast |
| Neuter singular | brått | brådare | brådast |
| Plural | bråda | brådare | brådast |
| Masculine plural3 | bråde | brådare | brådast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | bråde | brådare | brådaste |
| All | bråda | brådare | brådaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||