breiden

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛi̯də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: brei‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯dən

Verb

breiden

1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of breien

Verb

breiden

1. Dated form of breien.

Inflection

Conjugation of breiden (weak)
infinitive	breiden
past singular	breidde
past participle	gebreid
infinitive	breiden
gerund	breiden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	breid	breidde
2nd person sing. (jij)	breidt	breidde
2nd person sing. (u)	breidt	breidde
2nd person sing. (gij)	breidt	breidde
3rd person singular	breidt	breidde
plural	breiden	breidden
subjunctive sing.1	breide	breidde
subjunctive plur.1	breiden	breidden
imperative sing.	breid
imperative plur.1	breidt
participles	breidend	gebreid
1) Archaic.

Anagrams

• breiend

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.

Verb

breiden

1. to weave, to braid

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	breiden
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	breiden
In genitive	breidens
In dative	breidene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	breide	—
2nd singular	breits, breides	—
3rd singular	breit, breidet	—
1st plural	breiden	—
2nd plural	breit, breidet	—
3rd plural	breiden	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	breide	—
2nd singular	breits, breides	—
3rd singular	breide	—
1st plural	breiden	—
2nd plural	breit, breidet	—
3rd plural	breiden	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	breit, breide
Plural	breit, breidet
	Present	Past
Participle	breidende	—

Descendants

• Dutch: breien

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch breiden, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną.

Verb

breiden

1. to broaden
2. to expand, to extend
3. to enlarge, to increase

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	breiden
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	breiden
In genitive	breidens
In dative	breidene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	breide	—
2nd singular	breits, breides	—
3rd singular	breit, breidet	—
1st plural	breiden	—
2nd plural	breit, breidet	—
3rd plural	breiden	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	breide	—
2nd singular	breits, breides	—
3rd singular	breide	—
1st plural	breiden	—
2nd plural	breit, breidet	—
3rd plural	breiden	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	breit, breide
Plural	breit, breidet
	Present	Past
Participle	breidende	—

Alternative forms

• brêden

Derived terms

• ontbreiden
• verbreiden

Further reading

• “breiden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “breiden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “breden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page breden

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• brede, breden, breyde, brayde, brayden, braiden, bræiden

Etymology

From Old English breġdan, brēdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛi̯dən/, /ˈbreːdən/

Verb

breiden

1. To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:
   1. To forcibly take; to confiscate or steal.
   2. To remove by dragging; to pull off or away.
2. To perform weaving or knitting:
   1. To braid; to intertwine fibres or threads.
   2. (mainly in the past participle) To decorate or beautify.
   3. (rare) To entwine; to become involved.
3. To move with alacrity; to run or leap:
   1. To startle or be startled; to be alarmed.
   2. (rare) To suddenly move; to leap to action.
4. To alter or modify; to be altered or modified.
5. To rotate or turn; to entwine or ravel.
6. To unsheath or show one's weapons.
7. (rare) To fight against; to damage.
8. (rare) To protest; to act against.
9. (rare) To come to one's mind.
10. (rare) To make an assumption.

Conjugation

Conjugation of breiden (strong class 3/weak)

infinitive	(to) breiden
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	breide	braid, breided
2nd person singular	breidest	braid, breided, breidedst
3rd person singular	breideþ, breideth	braid, breided
plural	breiden	braide(n), breided(en)
subjunctive	present	past
singular	breide	*braide, *breidede
plural	breiden	braide(n), breided(en)
imperative	present
singular	breide
plural	breideþ, breideth
participle	present	past
	breidende, breidinge	(i)broude(n), (i)broid(en)

Related terms

• breid
• breydynge
• bridel

Descendants

• English: braid
• Scots: braid, brade, bray, breed

References

• “breiden (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-9.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *braidijaną.

Verb

breiden

1. to widen, to broaden

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• brēden

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: breiden
  • Dutch: breien

Further reading

• “brēden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012