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Icelandic
Noun
brodd
- indefinite accusative singular of broddur
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse broddr.
Pronunciation
Noun
brodd m (definite singular brodden, indefinite plural broddar, definite plural broddane)
- a stinger (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack)
Når humler stikk, mister dei brodden sin.- When bumblebees sting, they lose their stinger.
- (chiefly in the plural) a crampon (attachment to shoes for providing traction on ice)
Eldre blir oppmoda til å bruka broddar om vinteren.- Elderly people are encouraged to use crampons in wintertime.
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Swedish
Noun
brodd c
- (usually in the plural) (each of the spikes in) an ice cleat (shoe or boot attachment with small spikes)
- (agriculture) crop seedlings
- a (type of) fragrant grass
Declension
Derived terms
- hässlebrodd (“American milletgrass, Milium effusum”)
- vårbrodd (“sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum”)
- åbrodd (“southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum”)
See also
- dobb (“cleat, stud (on sports shoes)”)
- dubb (“cleat, stud”)
- stegjärn (“crampon”)
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