breden

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English brǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną; equivalent to brede (“roast”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• brede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛːdən/, /ˈbreːdən/

Verb

breden

2. To grill; to roast.
3. To torture with fire.

Conjugation

Conjugation of breden (weak in -de)

infinitive	(to) breden, brede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	brede	bredde, bradde
2nd-person singular	bredest	breddest, braddest
3rd-person singular	bredeth	bredde, bradde
subjunctive singular	brede
imperative singular		—
plural1	breden, brede	bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde
imperative plural	bredeth, brede	—
participles	bredynge, bredende	bred, brad, ybred, ybrad

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Scots: brede

References

• “brēden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English brǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *braidijan, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną; equivalent to brod (“broad”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• brede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛːdən/

Verb

breden

2. To spread; to stretch out.
3. To cover by spreading.
4. To spread around; to disseminate or scatter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of breden (weak in -de)

infinitive	(to) breden, brede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	brede	bredde, bradde
2nd-person singular	bredest	breddest, braddest
3rd-person singular	bredeth	bredde, bradde
subjunctive singular	brede
imperative singular		—
plural1	breden, brede	bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde
imperative plural	bredeth, brede	—
participles	bredynge, bredende	bred, brad, ybred, ybrad

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• Scots: brede

References

• “brēden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

From Old English brēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną; equivalent to brod (“brood”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• bred, brede, bredyn, breede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreːdən/

Verb

breden

2. To create; to engender or produce:
   1. To breed; to mate (of birds)
   2. To carry offspring (in the womb or egg)
   3. To bear; to give birth.
   4. To raise; to cause to grow.
   5. (rare) To breed (selectively mate)
3. To come into being; to arise or grow.
4. To exist (somewhere); to live or dwell.
5. (rare) To be carried in the womb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of breden (weak in -de)

infinitive	(to) breden, brede
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	brede	bredde, bradde
2nd-person singular	bredest	breddest, braddest
3rd-person singular	bredeth	bredde, bradde
subjunctive singular	brede
imperative singular		—
plural1	breden, brede	bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde
imperative plural	bredeth, brede	—
participles	bredynge, bredende	bred, brad, ybred, ybrad

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Derived terms

• bredynge

Descendants

• English: breed
• Scots: breed

References

• “brẹ̄den, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 4

Verb

breden

1. Alternative form of breiden

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

breden m

1. definite singular of brede