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brauð

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brauð n (genitive singular brauðs, nominative plural brauð)

  1. (uncountable) bread
  2. loaf of bread
    Synonyms: brauðhleifur, hleifur
  3. a living
  4. the office of parson or vicar

Declension

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Declension of brauð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brauð brauðið brauð brauðin
accusative brauð brauðið brauð brauðin
dative brauði brauðinu brauðum brauðunum
genitive brauðs brauðsins brauða brauðanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old English brēad (English bread), Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Brot, Broot), Dutch brood, Old High German brōt (German Brot).

Noun

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brauð n (genitive brauðs, plural brauð)

  1. bread

Declension

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Declension of brauð (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brauð brauðit brauð brauðin
accusative brauð brauðit brauð brauðin
dative brauði brauðinu brauðum brauðunum
genitive brauðs brauðsins brauða brauðanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: brauð
  • Faroese: breyð
  • Norn: brow, brau
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: braud
  • Elfdalian: broð
  • Old Swedish: brø̄þ
  • Old Danish: brøth
    • Danish: brød
      • Norwegian Bokmål: brød
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: brød (also through Bokmål)