brød
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brøːˀð/, [ˈb̥ʁœðˀ], [ˈpʁœ̝ðˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Danish brøth, from Old Norse brauð (“bread”), from Proto-Germanic *braudą, cognate with Swedish bröd, English bread, German Brot.
Noun
brød n (singular definite brødet, plural indefinite brød)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brød | brødet | brød | brødene |
| genitive | brøds | brødets | brøds | brødenes |
Derived terms
- brødflov
- brødfrugt
- brødkurv
- brødnid
- franskbrød
- pølsebrød
- rugbrød
- smørrebrød
- wienerbrød
References
- “brød” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
brød
- past tense of bryde
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brøː/
- Rhymes: -øː
Noun
brød n (definite singular brødet, indefinite plural brød, definite plural brøda or brødene)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
brød
- simple past of bry
References
- “brød” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish brød, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Akin to English bread.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brøː/
- Rhymes: -øː
Noun
brød n (definite singular brødet, indefinite plural brød, definite plural brøda)
Usage notes
While the form brød was first brought to the language from Danish, the increased modern use in place of other words such as stump and koke / kake, is largely due to influence from Bokmål. In close to all dialects, braud would have been the natural form, cf. daud and sau(d).
Derived terms
References
- “brød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.