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brǽdan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
brǽdan, brédan; to brǽdanne, brédanne; part. brǽdende; he brǽdeþ, brǽd; p. brǽdde, pl. brǽddon; pp. brǽded, brǽdd, brǽd [brád broad; latus] .
Wright's OE grammar
§134; §530; §643;
v. trans.
To make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch out; dilatare, propalare, expandere
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  • Hí heora stówe brǽddon

    they broadened their places,

      Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 24.

  • He gesihþ brimfuglas brǽdan feðra

    he sees sea-fowls spread their wings,

      Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 13; Wand. 47.

  • Ge wilniaþ eówerne hlísan to brédanne ye wish to spread your fame, Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 33, MS. Cot. Se wallenda lég hine brǽdde to ðam biscope

    the raging flame spread itself to the bishop,

      Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 22.

  • Brǽddon æfter beorgum flotan feldhúsum

    the sailors spread [themselves] amongst the hills with their tents,

      Cd. 148; Th. 186, 1; Exod. 132.

  • Ðæt hí his naman brǽden [MS. brǽdan]

    that they spread his name,

      Bt. 30, 1; Fox 108, 11.

  • Se cyning his handa wæs uppweardes brǽdende wið ðæs heofones

    the king stretched [lit. was stretching] out his hands upwards towards heaven,

      Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 36.
v. intrans.
To be extended or developed, grow or rise up; dilatari, adolescere
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  • Leáf and gærs brǽd geond Bretene

    leaves and grass are extended [lit. leaf and grass is extended] over Britain,

      Bt. Met. Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99.

  • Treó sceolon brǽdan

    trees shall rise up,

      Exon. 91 b; Th. 343. 20; Gn. Ex. 160.
Etymology
[Laym. breden: Scot. brade: Plat. breden, bredden: O. Sax. brédian, brédón: Kil. breeden: Ger. M. H. Ger. breiten: O. H. Ger. breitan: Goth. braidyan: Dan. brede: Swed. breda: Icel. breiða to broaden.]
Derived forms
DER. ge-brǽdan, geond-, ofer-, to-.
Linked entries
v.  brádiende brédan brédan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “brǽdan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4929.

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