bridd

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; the word appears to be exclusive to Old English and lacks cognates in any other Germanic languages. Liberman notes that dozens of origins have been both suggested and rejected, leaving its original meaning and etymology a mystery.[1] It might possibly be from a non-Indo-European substrate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bridd/, [brid]

Noun

bridd m

  1. chick (baby bird)
  2. chicken

Declension

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Descendants
  • Middle English: brid

References
  1. An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 9-13

Welsh

Noun

bridd m

  1. Soft mutation of pridd.

Mutation

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