bridd

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown; the word appears to be exclusive to Old English and lacks cognates in any other Germanic languages. Liberman notes that dozens of origins have been both suggested and rejected, leaving its original meaning and etymology a mystery.[1] It might possibly be from a non-Indo-European substrate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bridd/, [brid]

Noun

bridd m

  1. chick (young bird, fledgling)
  2. chicken

Declension
Declension of bridd (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bridd briddas
accusative bridd briddas
genitive briddes bridda
dative bridde briddum

Descendants
  • Middle English: brid, bryd, bridde

References
  1. An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. (n.d.). United Kingdom: U of Minnesota Press, p. 9-13

Welsh

Noun

bridd m

  1. Soft mutation of pridd.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pridd bridd mhridd phridd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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