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Middle English
- handbrede, hand brede, handbrode, handebrede, hande-brede, hande brede, handibreede, haunde-brede, hond-brede, hond brood, honde-brede
Etymology
From hond + brede (“breadth”); some forms are influenced by brood (“broad”). The supposed Old English *handbrǣd, *handbrǣdu mentioned by some sources is not likely to have existed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔːndˌbrɛːd(ə)/, /ˈhandˌbrɛːd(ə)/, /-brɔːd/
Noun
hondbrede
- handbreadth
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