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Webster 1913 Edition
Bred
Bred
,imp.
& p.
p.
Breed
. Bred out
, degenerated.
“The strain of man’s bred out into baboon and monkey.” Shak.
– Bred to arms
. See under
– Arms
. Well bred
. (a)
Of a good family; having a good pedigree.
“A gentleman well bred and of good name.” Shak.
[Obs., except as applied to domestic animals.]
(b)
Well brought up, as shown in having good manners; cultivated; refined; polite.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bred
BRED
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Definition 2024
bred
bred
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
Adjective
bred
Inflection
| Inflection of bred | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | bred | bredere | bredest2 |
| Neuter singular | bredt | bredere | bredest2 |
| Plural | brede | bredere | bredest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | brede | bredere | bredeste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Antonyms
Noun
bred c (singular definite bredden, plural indefinite bredder)
Declension
Inflection of bred
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bred | bredden | bredder | bredderne |
| genitive | breds | breddens | bredders | breddernes |
References
- “bred” in Den Danske Ordbog
Manx
Verb
bred (verbal noun breddal, past participle breddit)
- to hackle
Related terms
- breddey (“hackling”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bred | vred | mred |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Alternative forms
Adjective
bred (neuter singular bredt, definite singular and plural brede, comparative bredere, indefinite superlative bredest, definite superlative bredeste)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “bred” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *braidaz. Compare Old English brād, Old Frisian brēd, Dutch breed, Old High German breit, Old Norse breiðr, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (braiþs).
Adjective
brēd
Declension
Positive forms of brēd
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | brēd | brēde | brēd | brēde | brēd | brēdu |
| accusative | brēdana | brēde | brēd | brēde | brēda | brēdu |
| genitive | brēdes | brēdarō | brēdes | brēdarō | brēdaro | brēdarō |
| dative | brēdumu | brēdum | brēdumu | brēdum | brēdaro | brēdum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| gender | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| case | singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural |
| nominative | brēdo | brēdu | brēda | brēdu | brēda | brēdu |
| accusative | brēdun | brēdun | brēda | brēdun | brēdun | brēdun |
| genitive | brēdun | brēdonō | brēdun | brēdonō | brēdun | brēdonō |
| dative | brēdun | brēdum | brēdun | brēdum | brēdun | brēdum |
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brēþer, from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːd
Adjective
bred (comparative bredare, superlative bredast)
Declension
| Inflection of bred | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bred | bredare | bredast |
| Neuter singular | brett | bredare | bredast |
| Plural | breda | bredare | bredast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | brede | bredare | bredaste |
| All | breda | bredare | bredaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
bred
- imperative of breda.