hondbrede

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === 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): /ˈhɔ̝ːndˌbrɛ̝ːd(ə)/, /ˈhandˌbrɛ̝ːd(ə)/, /-brɔ̝ːd/ === Noun === hondbrede handbreadth ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: handbreadth Scots: handbreid ==== References ==== “hō̆nd-brēde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.