bregdan

Old English

Alternative forms

bredan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrej.dɑn/

Verb

breġdan

to move back and forth, vibrate
to draw a weapon
Hē bræġd his sweord.
He drew his sword.
to drag something
to bend
to weave, braid

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: breiden, brede, breden, breyde, brayde, brayden, braiden, bræiden
- English: braid
- Scots: braid, brade, bray, breed

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bregdan.

Verb

bregdan

to weave, move

Conjugation

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