broddr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz.

Noun

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broddr m

  1. spike
  2. a kind of shaft
  3. sting (of an insect)
  4. prick, goad
  5. the front of a column or body of men
  6. the prime (of one's life)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: broddur
  • Faroese: broddur
  • Middle English: brodd, brod, brad (partly)
  • Norwegian: brodd (tip, shoot; elk hair; sting, stinger), brodde
  • Old Swedish: brodder
  • Danish: brod