brúðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūdiz, whence also Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (brūþs), Old Saxon brūd, Old English brȳd (English bride), Old High German brūt (German Braut).

Noun

brúðr f (genitive brúðar, dative brúði, plural brúðir)

  1. a bride

Declension

Declension of brúðr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brúðr brúðrin brúðir brúðirnar
accusative brúði brúðina brúðir brúðirnar
dative brúði brúðinni brúðum brúðunum
genitive brúðar brúðarinnar brúða brúðanna

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: brúður
  • Faroese: brúður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brud, brur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brud
  • Jamtish: brúðr
  • Old Swedish: brūþ, ᛒᚱᚢᚦ
  • Danish: brud
  • Old Gutnish: bruþ (accusative singular)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “brúðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 73; also available at the Internet Archive
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