"breiden" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbræi̯dən/, /ˈbreːdən/
Etymology: From Old English breġdan, brēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|breġdan}} Old English breġdan, {{m|ang|brēdan}} brēdan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bregdan}} Proto-West Germanic *bregdan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bregdaną}} Proto-Germanic *bregdaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} breiden Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|breid|braid||broud|4a=broid|c=3|p_part2=0|w=ed|y=2p}} Forms: strong weak [table-tags], breiden [infinitive], to breiden [infinitive], breide [infinitive], breide [first-person, present, singular], braid [first-person, past, singular], breided [first-person, past, singular], breidest [present, second-person, singular], braide [past, second-person, singular], braid [past, second-person, singular], breidedest [past, second-person, singular], breideth [present, singular, third-person], braid [past, singular, third-person], breided [past, singular, third-person], breide [present, singular, subjunctive], braide [past, singular, subjunctive], breided [past, singular, subjunctive], breide [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], breiden [plural, present], breide [plural, present], braiden [past, plural], braide [past, plural], breideden [past, plural], breidede [past, plural], breideth [imperative, plural, present], breide [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], breidynge [participle, present], breidende [participle, present], brouden [participle, past], broiden [participle, past], broide [participle, past], breided [participle, past], ybrouden [participle, past]
  1. To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:
    To forcibly take; to confiscate or steal.
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-IEEecYgB
  2. To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:
    To remove by dragging; to pull off or away.
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-44Kfwv3~
  3. To perform weaving or knitting:
    To braid; to intertwine fibres or threads.
    Categories (topical): Gaits, Weaving
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-nu8cWZVJ Disambiguation of Gaits: 3 4 14 13 4 16 17 4 6 3 3 3 4 5 Disambiguation of Weaving: 3 3 17 17 18 3 5 4 4 5 3 3 11 3
  4. To perform weaving or knitting:
    (mainly in the past participle) To decorate or beautify.
    Tags: mainly Categories (topical): Gaits, Weaving
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-w-i9-JeA Disambiguation of Gaits: 3 4 14 13 4 16 17 4 6 3 3 3 4 5 Disambiguation of Weaving: 3 3 17 17 18 3 5 4 4 5 3 3 11 3
  5. To perform weaving or knitting:
    (rare) To entwine; to become involved.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Weaving
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-wV33dadL Disambiguation of Weaving: 3 3 17 17 18 3 5 4 4 5 3 3 11 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 3 21 2 11 1 12 8 1 4 24 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 2 20 2 13 1 13 8 1 4 23 2
  6. To move with alacrity; to run or leap:
    To startle or be startled; to be alarmed.
    Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-Ld9y5KU1 Disambiguation of Gaits: 3 4 14 13 4 16 17 4 6 3 3 3 4 5
  7. To move with alacrity; to run or leap:
    (rare) To suddenly move; to leap to action.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Gaits
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-QOdabpnm Disambiguation of Gaits: 3 4 14 13 4 16 17 4 6 3 3 3 4 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 3 21 2 11 1 12 8 1 4 24 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 2 20 2 13 1 13 8 1 4 23 2
  8. To alter or modify; to be altered or modified.
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-oB3-eHIc
  9. To rotate or turn; to entwine or ravel.
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-tPxU7m2Z Categories (other): Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 3 21 2 11 1 12 8 1 4 24 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 2 20 2 13 1 13 8 1 4 23 2
  10. To unsheath or show one's weapons.
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-AjI30Cfi
  11. (rare) To fight against; to damage. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-nMe11znr
  12. (rare) To protest; to act against. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-B58X14ss
  13. (rare) To come to one's mind. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Weaving
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-FloBmj2X Disambiguation of Weaving: 3 3 17 17 18 3 5 4 4 5 3 3 11 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 6 2 19 2 11 1 11 9 1 4 26 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 3 21 2 11 1 12 8 1 4 24 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 2 6 2 20 2 13 1 13 8 1 4 23 2
  14. (rare) To make an assumption. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-breiden-enm-verb-wi9YVum~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brede, breden, breyde, brayde, brayden, braiden, bræiden Related terms: breid, breydynge, bridel, forbreiden, upbreiden

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) To fight against; to damage."
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      "glosses": [
        "To come to one's mind."
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      "id": "en-breiden-enm-verb-FloBmj2X",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To come to one's mind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To make an assumption."
      ],
      "id": "en-breiden-enm-verb-wi9YVum~",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To make an assumption."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbræi̯dən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbreːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brede"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "breden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "breyde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brayde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "brayden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "braiden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bræiden"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breiden"
}
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    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "enm:Gaits",
    "enm:Weaving"
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "English: braid"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "braid",
            "3": "brade",
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          },
          "expansion": "Scots: braid, brade, bray, breed",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: braid, brade, bray, breed"
    }
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        "2": "ang",
        "3": "breġdan"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "brēdan"
      },
      "expansion": "brēdan",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bregdan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bregdaną"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bregdaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English breġdan, brēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "3 or weak in -ed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breiden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to breiden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braid",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breided",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breidest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braid",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breidedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breideth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braid",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breided",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breided",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breiden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braiden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breideden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breidede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breideth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breidynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breidende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brouden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broiden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broide",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breided",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ybrouden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "breiden",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "breid",
        "2": "braid",
        "3": "",
        "4": "broud",
        "4a": "broid",
        "c": "3",
        "p_part2": "0",
        "w": "ed",
        "y": "2p"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "breid"
    },
    {
      "word": "breydynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "bridel"
    },
    {
      "word": "forbreiden"
    },
    {
      "word": "upbreiden"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:",
        "To forcibly take; to confiscate or steal."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To drag; to pull away and take with oneself:",
        "To remove by dragging; to pull off or away."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To perform weaving or knitting:",
        "To braid; to intertwine fibres or threads."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To perform weaving or knitting:",
        "To decorate or beautify."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To perform weaving or knitting:",
        "(mainly in the past participle) To decorate or beautify."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the past participle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mainly"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To perform weaving or knitting:",
        "To entwine; to become involved."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To perform weaving or knitting:",
        "(rare) To entwine; to become involved."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move with alacrity; to run or leap:",
        "To startle or be startled; to be alarmed."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move with alacrity; to run or leap:",
        "To suddenly move; to leap to action."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To move with alacrity; to run or leap:",
        "(rare) To suddenly move; to leap to action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To alter or modify; to be altered or modified."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To rotate or turn; to entwine or ravel."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To unsheath or show one's weapons."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fight against; to damage."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To fight against; to damage."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To protest; to act against."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To protest; to act against."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To come to one's mind."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To come to one's mind."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make an assumption."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To make an assumption."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbræi̯dən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbreːdən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "brede"
    },
    {
      "word": "breden"
    },
    {
      "word": "breyde"
    },
    {
      "word": "brayde"
    },
    {
      "word": "brayden"
    },
    {
      "word": "braiden"
    },
    {
      "word": "bræiden"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breiden"
}

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