bredan

Old English

Etymology 1

See main entry.

Verb

bredan

Alternative form of breġdan

Etymology 2

Cognate to Old High German bruoten. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

brēdan

to bear offspring

Related terms

brōd (noun)

Descendants

Middle English: brede
- English: breed

References

John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “breed”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

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