"bread" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /bræ͜ɑːd/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Broot, Brot), Dutch brood, Old High German brōt (German Brot), Old Norse brauð and Icelandic brauð (Swedish bröd). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*braud}} Proto-West Germanic *braud, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*braudą}} Proto-Germanic *braudą, {{cog|ofs|brād}} Old Frisian brād, {{cog|fy|brea}} West Frisian brea, {{cog|osx|brōd}} Old Saxon brōd, {{cog|nds-de|Broot}} German Low German Broot, {{cog|nl|brood}} Dutch brood, {{cog|goh|brōt}} Old High German brōt, {{cog|de|Brot}} German Brot, {{cog|non|brauð}} Old Norse brauð, {{cog|is|brauð}} Icelandic brauð, {{cog|sv|bröd}} Swedish bröd Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=brēad|head2=|sort=}} brēad n, {{ang-noun|n|head=brēad}} brēad n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun|brēad|brēadru|brēad|brēadru|brēades|brēada|brēade|brēadum}} Forms: brēad [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], brēad [nominative, singular], brēadru [nominative, plural], brēad [accusative, singular], brēadru [accusative, plural], brēades [genitive, singular], brēada [genitive, plural], brēade [dative, singular], brēadum [dative, plural]
  1. bit, piece, morsel, crumb Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-bread-ang-noun-7gMQYLDH Disambiguation of Foods: 78 22 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. bread (foodstuff)
    Sense id: en-bread-ang-noun-Sq1mFG5Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brēod Synonyms (bread): hlāf Derived forms: bēobrēad, picgbrēad
Disambiguation of 'bread': 0 0
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bēobrēad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "picgbrēad"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "bred"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bred, bredd, brede, breed, breede, breid, brid, bread, bræd, bryad, bryead\nEnglish: bread\nGeordie English: breed\nScots: breid\nYola: breed"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "brād"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian brād",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "brea"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian brea",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Broot"
      },
      "expansion": "German Low German Broot",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch brood",
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    },
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse brauð",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "brauð"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic brauð",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bröd"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bröd",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēadru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēades",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēada",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēadum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "brēad",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
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        "4": "brēadru",
        "5": "brēades",
        "6": "brēada",
        "7": "brēade",
        "8": "brēadum"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "ang:Foods",
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            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        "bit, piece, morsel, crumb"
      ],
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          "bit",
          "bit"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ],
        [
          "morsel",
          "morsel"
        ],
        [
          "crumb",
          "crumb"
        ]
      ]
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          "bread",
          "#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bræ͜ɑːd/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "bread",
      "word": "hlāf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "brēod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bread"
}
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    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English neuter nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "word": "bēobrēad"
    },
    {
      "word": "picgbrēad"
    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: bred, bredd, brede, breed, breede, breid, brid, bread, bræd, bryad, bryead\nEnglish: bread\nGeordie English: breed\nScots: breid\nYola: breed"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
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        "1": "fy",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "brōd"
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    {
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        "1": "nds-de",
        "2": "Broot"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "brood"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch brood",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "brōt"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German brōt",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Brot"
      },
      "expansion": "German Brot",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "brauð"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse brauð",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "brauð"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic brauð",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bröd"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bröd",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "neuter"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēada",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēade",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "bit, piece, morsel, crumb"
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bræ͜ɑːd/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "bread",
      "word": "hlāf"
    },
    {
      "word": "brēod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bread"
}

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