braud

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Akin to English bread. Attested as Brouw by Søren Fermann in his Tinn dialect glossary (probably from 1758 or later).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brœʊ̯ː/
  • Rhymes: -œʊ̯ː

Noun

braud n (definite singular braudet, indefinite plural braud, definite plural brauda)

  1. (pre-1917 or dialectal) alternative form of brød (bread)
    Synonyms: koka, kaka
    rist braudtoast (literally, “toasted bread”)

Derived terms

  • braudkniv
  • braudrasp
  • braudskiva
  • braudtekst
  • grovbraud
  • huningbraud
  • kneippbraud
  • livebraud
  • pitabraud
  • rugbraud
  • smørbraud
  • sukkerbraud
  • wienerbraud

References

  • “braud” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • Oddvar Nes (1994). Ei ordsamling frå Tinn, published in Helsing til Lars Vassenden.