breda

== Jamaican Creole == === Noun === breda (plural breda dem, quantified breda) alternative spelling of bredda == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbre.dɑ/ === Noun === breda genitive plural of bred == Old Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną. === Verb === brēda to roast ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== West Frisian: briede == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== breda inflection of bred: definite singular plural === Etymology 2 === From Old Swedish brēþa, from Old Norse breiða, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną. ==== Verb ==== breda (present breder, preterite bredde, supine brett, imperative bred) to spread to butter (a sandwich) (by extension) to make (a sandwich, including adding any toppings or fillings (which the butter is not considered as – sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine)) (figuratively, with på) to lay it on (thick) (figuratively, with på) to deliberately speak with a strong regional dialect or the like ===== Usage notes ===== The apocopic form bre is more common than breda in senses besides (etymology 2 sense 1) (where bre is still more common for spreading something on a sandwich). See also the usage notes for smöra (“to butter”). ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bredbar (“spreadable”) === References === “breda”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “breda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “breda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === bedra