brúðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūdiz, whence also Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (brūþs), Old Saxon brūd, Old English brȳd (English bride), Old High German brūt (German Braut).

Noun

brúðr f (genitive brúðar, dative brúði, plural brúðir)

1. a bride

Declension

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brúðr	brúðrin	brúðir	brúðirnar
accusative	brúði	brúðina	brúðir	brúðirnar
dative	brúði	brúðinni	brúðum	brúðunum
genitive	brúðar	brúðarinnar	brúða	brúðanna

  Declension of brúðr (strong ijō-stem)

Coordinate terms

• brúðgumi

Descendants

• Icelandic: brúður
• Faroese: brúður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: brud, brur
• Norwegian Bokmål: brud
• Jamtish: brúðr
• Old Swedish: brūþ, ᛒᚱᚢᚦ
  • Swedish: brud
• Danish: brud
• Old Gutnish: bruþ (accusative singular)
  • Gutnish: braud, bräud

References

• brúðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.