*brēþaz

Runic: ᛒᚱᛖᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbrɛː.θɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

rushed; in a hurry
quick; nimble

Etymology

An adjectival formation from *brējaną (‘to roast, smell’). From pre-Germanic *bʰreh₁-tó-s, an adjectival derivative from Proto-Indo-European root *bʰreh₁-, an extended form of *bʰer- / *bʰrewH- (‘to boil, brew’) (Lehmann 1986b: s.v. breen). Related to Sanskrit भुरति (bhuráti) (bhurati, ‘to palpitate, quiver, stir’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	brēþaz	brēþō	brēþą, -atō	brēþai	brēþôz	brēþō
Acc.	brēþanǭ	brēþǭ	brēþą, -atō	brēþanz	brēþōz	brēþō
Gen.	brēþas, -is	brēþaizōz	brēþas, -is	brēþaizǫ̂	brēþaizǫ̂	brēþaizǫ̂
Dat.	brēþammai	brēþaizōi	brēþammai	brēþaimaz	brēþaimaz	brēþaimaz
Inst.	brēþanō	brēþaizō	brēþanō	brēþaimiz	brēþaimiz	brēþaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	brēþô	brēþǭ	brēþô	brēþaniz	brēþōniz	brēþōnō
Acc.	brēþanų	brēþōnų	brēþô	brēþanunz	brēþōnunz	brēþōnō
Gen.	brēþiniz	brēþōniz	brēþiniz	brēþanǫ̂	brēþōnǫ̂	brēþanǫ̂
Dat.	brēþini	brēþōni	brēþini	brēþammaz	brēþōmaz	brēþammaz
Inst.	brēþinē	brēþōnē	brēþinē	brēþammiz	brēþōmiz	brēþammiz

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Descendants

bráðr (Old Norse)
- brad (Danish)
- bráður (Faroese)
- bráður (Icelandic)
- brå (Norwegian)
bráðr (Old Norse)
- brath, broth, braith (Middle English)
  - brath (English)
  - braith (Scots)
bráðr (Old Norse)
- brāþer (Old Swedish)
  - bråd (Swedish)

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