brodd

Icelandic

Noun

brodd

1. indefinite accusative singular of broddur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse broddr. First attested in 1698 by Jacob Laugesen Bork.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔdː/

Noun

brodd m (definite singular brodden, indefinite plural broddar, definite plural broddane)

1. a stinger (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack)

   Når humler stikk, mister dei brodden sin.

   When bumblebees sting, they lose their stinger.

2. (chiefly in the plural) a crampon (attachment to shoes for providing traction on ice)

   Eldre blir oppmoda til å bruka broddar om vinteren.

   Elderly people are encouraged to use crampons in wintertime.

References

• “brodd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

English Wikipedia has an article on:

ice cleat

Wikipedia

Noun

brodd c

1. (usually in the plural) (each of the spikes in) an ice cleat (shoe or boot attachment with small spikes)
2. (agriculture) crop seedlings
3. a (type of) fragrant grass

Declension

Declension of brodd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brodd	brodds
	definite	brodden	broddens
plural	indefinite	broddar	broddars
	definite	broddarna	broddarnas

Derived terms

• hässlebrodd (“American milletgrass, Milium effusum”)
• vårbrodd (“sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum”)
• åbrodd (“southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum”)

See also

• dobb (“cleat, stud (on sports shoes)”)
• dubb (“cleat, stud”)
• stegjärn (“crampon”)

References

• brodd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brodd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brodd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)