bráð
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprauːð/
- Rhymes: -auːð
Noun
bráð m (genitive singular bráðar, nominative plural bráðir)
Declension
declension of bráð
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bráð | bráðin | bráðir | bráðirnar |
accusative | bráð | bráðina | bráðir | bráðirnar |
dative | bráð | bráðinni | bráðum | bráðunum |
genitive | bráðar | bráðarinnar | bráða | bráðanna |
Synonyms
- (victim): fórnarlamb n
- (game): villibráð
Noun
bráð f (genitive singular bráðar, no plural)
- denoting haste, but only used in the adverbial phrase í bráð (“for the time being, at the moment”).
Declension
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brēdô m (“flesh, muscle”), whence ultimately also English brawn.
Declension
Declension of bráð (strong i-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bráð | bráðin | bráðir | bráðirnar |
accusative | bráð | bráðina | bráðir | bráðirnar |
dative | bráð | bráðinni | bráðum | bráðunum |
genitive | bráðar | bráðarinnar | bráða | bráðanna |
References
- bráð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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