breiden
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Pronunciation
Verb
breiden
- inflection of breien:
Verb
breiden
Conjugation
| Conjugation of breiden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | breiden | |||
| past singular | breidde | |||
| past participle | gebreid | |||
| infinitive | breiden | |||
| gerund | breiden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | breid | breidde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | breidt, breid2 | breidde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | breidt | breidde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | breidt | breidde | ||
| 3rd person singular | breidt | breidde | ||
| plural | breiden | breidden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | breide | breidde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | breiden | breidden | ||
| imperative sing. | breid | |||
| imperative plur.1 | breidt | |||
| participles | breidend | gebreid | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Anagrams
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *bregdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bregdan.
Verb
breiden
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | breiden | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | breiden | |
| In genitive | breidens | |
| In dative | breidene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | breide | — |
| 2nd singular | breits, breides | — |
| 3rd singular | breit, breidet | — |
| 1st plural | breiden | — |
| 2nd plural | breit, breidet | — |
| 3rd plural | breiden | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | breide | — |
| 2nd singular | breits, breides | — |
| 3rd singular | breide | — |
| 1st plural | breiden | — |
| 2nd plural | breit, breidet | — |
| 3rd plural | breiden | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | breit, breide | |
| Plural | breit, breidet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | breidende | — |
Descendants
- Dutch: breien
Etymology 2
Verb
breiden
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | breiden | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | breiden | |
| In genitive | breidens | |
| In dative | breidene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | breide | — |
| 2nd singular | breits, breides | — |
| 3rd singular | breit, breidet | — |
| 1st plural | breiden | — |
| 2nd plural | breit, breidet | — |
| 3rd plural | breiden | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | breide | — |
| 2nd singular | breits, breides | — |
| 3rd singular | breide | — |
| 1st plural | breiden | — |
| 2nd plural | breit, breidet | — |
| 3rd plural | breiden | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | breit, breide | |
| Plural | breit, breidet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | breidende | — |
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- ontbreiden
- verbreiden
Further reading
- “breiden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “breiden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “breden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page breden
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English breġdan, brēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
breiden
- To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:
- To forcibly take; to confiscate or steal.
- To remove by dragging; to pull off or away.
- To perform weaving or knitting:
- To braid; to intertwine fibres or threads.
- (mainly in the past participle) To decorate or beautify.
- (rare) To entwine; to become involved.
- To move with alacrity; to run or leap:
- To startle or be startled; to be alarmed.
- (rare) To suddenly move; to leap to action.
- To alter or modify; to be altered or modified.
- To rotate or turn; to entwine or ravel.
- To unsheath or show one's weapons.
- (rare) To fight against; to damage.
- (rare) To protest; to act against.
- (rare) To come to one's mind.
- (rare) To make an assumption.
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) breiden, breide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | breide | braid, breided | |
| 2nd-person singular | breidest | braide, braid, breidedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | breideth | braid, breided | |
| subjunctive singular | breide | braide1, breided1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | breiden, breide | braiden, braide, breideden, breidede | |
| imperative plural | breideth, breide | — | |
| participles | breidynge, breidende | brouden, broiden, broide, breided, ybrouden | |
Conjugation of breiden (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “breiden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-9.
Etymology
Verb
breiden
Inflection
| infinitive | breiden | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | breido, breidon | breidida |
| 2nd person singular | breidis, breidist | breididos |
| 3rd person singular | breidit | breidida |
| 1st person plural | breiden | breididun |
| 2nd person plural | breidit | breididut |
| 3rd person plural | breident | breididun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | breide | breididi |
| 2nd person singular | breides, breidest | breididis |
| 3rd person singular | breide | breididi |
| 1st person plural | breiden | breididin |
| 2nd person plural | breidet | breididit |
| 3rd person plural | breiden | breididin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | breidi | |
| plural | breidit | |
| participle | present | past |
| breidendi | breidit, gibreidit | |
Conjugation of breiden (weak class 1)
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “brēden”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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