"breid" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbræi̯d(ə)/, /ˈbreːd(ə)/ Forms: breides [plural]
Etymology: From a conflation of Old English brægd, Old English gebregd, and Old Norse bragð; influenced by breiden. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|brægd}} Old English brægd, {{inh|enm|ang|gebregd}} Old English gebregd, {{bor|enm|non|bragð}} Old Norse bragð, {{m|enm|breiden}} breiden Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} breid, {{enm-noun|breides}} breid (plural breides)
  1. An action done passionately and impulsively:
    A hasty movement; especially without forewarning.
    Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-bgGK6~V4 Disambiguation of Talking: 13 12 18 5 20 4 3 5 3 17 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 14 21 2 2 2 2 4 1 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 14 21 2 2 2 2 3 1 26
  2. An action done passionately and impulsively:
    An quickly-made and ill-thought action or decision.
    Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-EztVNZYx Disambiguation of Talking: 13 12 18 5 20 4 3 5 3 17 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 14 21 2 2 2 2 4 1 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 14 21 2 2 2 2 3 1 26
  3. An action done passionately and impulsively:
    A passionate or heartfelt cry or protest.
    Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-7JfpLO11 Disambiguation of Talking: 13 12 18 5 20 4 3 5 3 17 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 14 21 2 2 2 2 4 1 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 14 21 2 2 2 2 3 1 26
  4. An action of conflict; assailment or attack:
    A physical attack; a strike with a weapon.
    Categories (topical): War
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-hacRuAqT Disambiguation of War: 5 8 6 32 32 5 2 3 1 6
  5. An action of conflict; assailment or attack:
    An injury or torture; something that wounds.
    Categories (topical): Talking, War
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-DT-2HiTB Disambiguation of Talking: 13 12 18 5 20 4 3 5 3 17 Disambiguation of War: 5 8 6 32 32 5 2 3 1 6
  6. A scheme, gamble or swindle.
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-YrxRbEUf
  7. An instant; a small amount of time. Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-M75cVx4B Disambiguation of Time: 0 9 0 0 0 0 73 18 0 0
  8. (rare) A beginning or initial phase. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-RxlHRdKF
  9. (rare) A strange event or occurrence. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-Cc~UJrGW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: breyd, breyde, brayd, brayde, braid, braide, breide, brede
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} breid
  1. Alternative form of bred (“bread”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bred (extra: bread) Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-breid-enm-noun-0YSWPlVS Disambiguation of Talking: 13 12 18 5 20 4 3 5 3 17 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 25 14 21 2 2 2 2 4 1 27 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 14 21 2 2 2 2 3 1 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "glosses": [
        "An instant; a small amount of time."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instant",
          "instant"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A beginning or initial phase."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beginning",
          "beginning"
        ],
        [
          "initial",
          "initial"
        ],
        [
          "phase",
          "phase"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A beginning or initial phase."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A strange event or occurrence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "occurrence",
          "occurrence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A strange event or occurrence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbræi̯d(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbreːd(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "breyd"
    },
    {
      "word": "breyde"
    },
    {
      "word": "brayd"
    },
    {
      "word": "brayde"
    },
    {
      "word": "braid"
    },
    {
      "word": "braide"
    },
    {
      "word": "breide"
    },
    {
      "word": "brede"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breid"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "enm:Talking",
    "enm:Time",
    "enm:War"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "breid",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "bread",
          "word": "bred"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of bred (“bread”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bred",
          "bred#Middle_English:_bread"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "breid"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (4d5d0bb and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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