broid

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English

Verb

broid (third-person singular simple present broids, present participle broiding, simple past and past participle broided)

  1. Obsolete form of braid.
    • 1611, 1 Timothy, King James Bible:
      In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish brat, broit f (“act of plundering”).

Noun

broid f (genitive singular broide)

  1. (literary) captive; (collective) captives
  2. captivity, bondage
  3. distress
  4. misery, suspense
  5. press, hurry
Declension
Declension of broid (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative broid
vocative a bhroid
genitive broide
dative broid
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bhroid
genitive na broide
dative leis an mbroid
don bhroid

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

broid f (genitive singular broide, nominative plural broideanna)

  1. stingfish
Declension
Declension of broid (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative broid broideanna
vocative a bhroid a bhroideanna
genitive broide broideanna
dative broid broideanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bhroid na broideanna
genitive na broide na mbroideanna
dative leis an mbroid
don bhroid 		leis na broideanna
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish bruitid (“goads, pricks”, verb), from brot m (“goad; spike”); see brod (“goad”).

Verb

broid (present analytic broideann, future analytic broidfidh, verbal noun broideadh, past participle broidte)

  1. (transitive) goad, prod
  2. (transitive) nudge
Conjugation
conjugation of broid (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present broidim broideann tú;
broidir† 		broideann sé, sí broidimid broideann sibh broideann siad;
broidid† 		a bhroideann; a bhroideas /
a mbroideann* 		broidtear
past bhroid mé; bhroideas bhroid tú; bhroidis bhroid sé, sí bhroideamar; bhroid muid bhroid sibh; bhroideabhair bhroid siad; bhroideadar a bhroid /
ar bhroid* 		broideadh
past habitual bhroidinn / mbroidinn‡‡ bhroidteá / mbroidteᇇ bhroideadh sé, sí / mbroideadh sé, s퇇 bhroidimis; bhroideadh muid / mbroidimis‡‡; mbroideadh muid‡‡ bhroideadh sibh / mbroideadh sibh‡‡ bhroididís; bhroideadh siad / mbroididís‡‡; mbroideadh siad‡‡ a bhroideadh /
a mbroideadh* 		bhroidtí / mbroidt퇇
future broidfidh mé;
broidfead 		broidfidh tú;
broidfir† 		broidfidh sé, sí broidfimid;
broidfidh muid 		broidfidh sibh broidfidh siad;
broidfid† 		a bhroidfidh; a bhroidfeas /
a mbroidfidh* 		broidfear
conditional bhroidfinn / mbroidfinn‡‡ bhroidfeá / mbroidfeᇇ bhroidfeadh sé, sí / mbroidfeadh sé, s퇇 bhroidfimis; bhroidfeadh muid / mbroidfimis‡‡; mbroidfeadh muid‡‡ bhroidfeadh sibh / mbroidfeadh sibh‡‡ bhroidfidís; bhroidfeadh siad / mbroidfidís‡‡; mbroidfeadh siad‡‡ a bhroidfeadh /
a mbroidfeadh* 		bhroidfí / mbroidf퇇
subjunctive present go mbroide mé;
go mbroidead† 		go mbroide tú;
go mbroidir† 		go mbroide sé, sí go mbroidimid;
go mbroide muid 		go mbroide sibh go mbroide siad;
go mbroidid† 		— go mbroidtear
past dá mbroidinn dá mbroidteá dá mbroideadh sé, sí dá mbroidimis;
dá mbroideadh muid 		dá mbroideadh sibh dá mbroididís;
dá mbroideadh siad 		— dá mbroidtí
imperative broidim broid broideadh sé, sí broidimis broidigí;
broididh† 		broididís — broidtear
verbal noun broideadh
past participle broidte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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Derived terms

Etymology 4

Noun

broid m

  1. inflection of brod (“goad”):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of broid
radical lenition eclipsis
broid bhroid mbroid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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