broddr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz.

Noun

broddr m

  1. spike
  2. a kind of shaft
  3. sting (of an insect)
  4. prick, goad
  5. the front of a column or body of men
  6. the prime (of one's life)

Derived terms

  • brodda
  • broddhǫgg
  • broddskot
  • broddspjót
  • broddstafr
  • broddstǫng
  • broddǫr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: broddur
  • Faroese: broddur
  • → Middle English: brodd, brod, brad (partly)
  • Norwegian: brodd (“tip, shoot; elk hair; sting, stinger”), brodde
  • Old Swedish: brodder
  • Danish: brod
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