breda

See also: Breda and бреда

Jamaican Creole

Noun

breda (plural breda dem, quantified breda)

  1. alternative spelling of bredda

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbre.dɑ/

Noun

breda

  1. genitive plural of bred

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną.

Verb

brēda

  1. to roast

Inflection

Conjugation of brēda (strong class 7)
infinitive brēda
indicative present past
1st person singular brēde brēd
2nd person singular brēdest, brēdst brēdest, brēdst
3rd person singular brēdeth, brēdth brēd
plural brēdath brēden
subjunctive present past
singular brēde brēde
plural brēde, brēden brēde, brēden
imperative present
singular brēd
plural brēdeth
participle present past
brēdande ebrēden, brēden

Descendants

  • West Frisian: briede

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

breda

  1. inflection of bred:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish brēþa, from Old Norse breiða, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną.

Verb

breda (present breder, preterite bredde, supine brett, imperative bred)

  1. to spread
    Smittan breder ut sig
    The infection is spreading
    Hon brer sylt på mackan
    She spreads jam on the sandwich
    bre mjukost på en macka
    put [spread] cheese spread on a sandwich
  2. to butter (a sandwich)
    Han brer mackan
    He butters the sandwich
  3. (by extension) to make (a sandwich, including adding any toppings or fillings (which the butter is not considered as – sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine))
    Hon gick till köket och bredde sig en macka
    She went to the kitchen and made herself a (buttered) sandwich
  4. (with ) to lay it on (thick)
  5. (with ) to deliberately speak with a broad dialect
Usage notes

The apocopic form bre is more common than breda in senses besides (sense 1) (where bre is still more common for spreading something on a sandwich). See also the usage notes for smöra (to butter).

Conjugation
Conjugation of breda (weak)
active passive
infinitive breda bredas
supine brett bretts
imperative bred
imper. plural1 breden
present past present past
indicative breder bredde breds, bredes breddes
ind. plural1 breda bredde bredas breddes
subjunctive2 brede bredde bredes breddes
present participle bredande
past participle bredd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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