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Danish
Pronunciation
Verb
bryd
- imperative of bryde
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English brȳd, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”).
Noun
bryd
- Alternative form of bride
Etymology 2
From Old English bridd.
Noun
bryd
- Alternative spelling of brid (“bird”)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brȳd f
- bride
Declension
Declension of brȳd (strong i-stem)
Coordinate terms
Descendants
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh bryt, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨd, from Proto-Celtic *britis.
Noun
bryd m (plural brydiau)
- aim, intent, purpose
Derived terms
- dedfryd (“sentence, judgment”)
- gwrolfryd (“magnanimity, fortitude”)
- hyfryd (“lovely, delightful”)
- iselfryd (“humble, meek, lowly”)
- llwyrfryd (“determination, resolution”)
- meddylfryd (“mind, mentality”)
- trymfryd (“sadness, sorrow”)
- tueddfryd (“inclination, disposition”)
- uchelfryd (“ambition, aspiration; ambitious”)
- unfryd (“unanimity; unanimous”)
Mutation
Etymology 2
Mutated form of pryd (“time”).
Noun
bryd
- Soft mutation of pryd.
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies