"Brett" meaning in Old English

See Brett in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /brett/, [bret]
Etymology: From a British form of Latin Brittō. Etymology templates: {{bor|ang|la|Brittō}} Latin Brittō Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Brett m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Brett m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Brett}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Brett|Brettas|Brett|Brettas|Brettes|Bretta|Brette|Brettum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], Brett [nominative, singular], Brettas [nominative, plural], Brett [accusative, singular], Brettas [accusative, plural], Brettes [genitive, singular], Bretta [genitive, plural], Brette [dative, singular], Brettum [dative, plural]
  1. Briton (indigenous person of Britain) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Brett-ang-name-MGhuQdRU Disambiguation of Demonyms: 46 54
  2. Breton (inhabitant of Brittany) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Brett-ang-name-f45-PvlK Disambiguation of Demonyms: 46 54 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bret Derived forms: Brettas, Brettisċ Related terms: Breten

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "Brettas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "48 52",
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    }
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    },
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Brettes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g5": "",
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      },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Brett m",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Brett",
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        "3": "Brett",
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        "7": "Brette",
        "8": "Brettum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
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      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "Breten"
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        {
          "english": "There was not even one Briton left.",
          "roman": "Ne wearþ þǣr furðum ān Brett tō lāfe.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[bret]"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "48 52",
      "word": "Bret"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English masculine nouns",
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    "Old English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Old English terms derived from Latin",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pennsylvania German lemmas",
    "Pennsylvania German neuter nouns",
    "Pennsylvania German nouns",
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  ],
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    },
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      "word": "Brettisċ"
    }
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "g": "m",
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        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Brett m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Brett m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "Brett",
        "2": "Brettas",
        "3": "Brett",
        "4": "Brettas",
        "5": "Brettes",
        "6": "Bretta",
        "7": "Brette",
        "8": "Brettum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Breten"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "There was not even one Briton left.",
          "roman": "Ne wearþ þǣr furðum ān Brett tō lāfe.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Briton (indigenous person of Britain)"
      ],
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    },
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        "Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)"
      ],
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          "Breton"
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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/brett/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bret]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Bret"
    }
  ],
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}

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