*bruzdaz

Runic: ᛒᚱᚢᛉᛞᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbruz.dɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

point, spike, thorn

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥s-dʰh₁-ós (Kroonen 2013), a noun formed from a zero-grade form of root *bʰers-dʰh₁-e/o- (*-dʰh₁-forms resultative verbs from roots) from root *bʰers- (‘top, tip, point’). It likely forms a complex with closely related *brazdaz (‘edge, brim’) and *brezdaz (‘board, plank, shelf’). A possible cognate is Old Irish brot (‘goad’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	bruzdaz	bruzdōz, bruzdōs
Acc.	bruzdą	bruzdanz
Gen.	bruzdas, bruzdis	bruzdǫ̂
Dat.	bruzdai	bruzdamaz
Inst.	bruzdō	bruzdamiz
Voc.	bruzd	bruzdōz, bruzdōs

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Descendants

*broʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- brord (Old Saxon)
*broʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- brord (Old English)
  - brodd (Middle English)
    - brod (English)
*broʀd (Proto-West Germanic)
- brort, prort (Old High German)
  - brort (Middle High German)
    - Brort (German)
broddr (Old Norse)
- brod (Danish)
- broddur (Faroese)
- broddur (Icelandic)
- brodd, brodde (Norwegian)
broddr (Old Norse)
- brodd, brod, brad (Middle English)
  - brod, brad (English)
broddr (Old Norse)
- brodder (Old Swedish)
  - brodd (Swedish)

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