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English

Etymology

Blend of bro +‎ bud, or from brother casually pronounced as brudda.

Noun

brud (plural bruds)

  1. (slang) A male friend of a male.

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz, cognate with English bride and German Braut.

Pronunciation

Noun

brud c (singular definite bruden, plural indefinite brude)

  1. bride
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Etymology 2

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Same as above.

Pronunciation

Noun

brud c (singular definite bruden, plural indefinite brude)

  1. least weasel
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Etymology 3

From Old Norse brot, from Proto-Germanic *brutą, derived from the verb *breutaną (cf. Danish bryde).

Pronunciation

Noun

brud n (singular definite bruddet, plural indefinite brud)

  1. break, breach
  2. fracture
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Derived terms
  • brudtøjning

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Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bruːt/
  • Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

brud

  1. plural of bard

Middle English

Noun

brud

  1. (West Midland, Early Middle English) alternative form of bride

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.

Noun

brud f or m (definite singular bruda or bruden, indefinite plural bruder, definite plural brudene)

  1. a bride

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.

Noun

brud f (definite singular bruda, indefinite plural bruder, definite plural brudene)

  1. a bride

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brūdi (“bride, daughter-in-law”).

Cognates

Cognate with Old English brȳd, Old Frisian brēd (West Frisian breid), Dutch bruid, Old High German brūt (German Braut), Old Norse brúðr (Swedish brud), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (brūþs).

Noun

brūd f

  1. bride

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Descendants

  • Middle Low German: brûde, brût
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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brudъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

brud m inan

  1. dirt, filth, grime
    Synonym: syf

Declension

Declension of brud
More information singular, plural ...

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Further reading

  • brud in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brud in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brūþ, from Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

brud c

  1. a bride
    brud och brudgum
    bride and groom
  2. (colloquial) a girl, a chick, a babe
    Synonym: (slang, borderline vulgar) brutta
    en snygg brud
    a hot chick
    motorcyklar och öl och brudar
    motorcycles and beer and chicks [might give a sense of the tone]
    fixa brudar till festen
    get some girls for the party
    Tjena brudar!
    Hey babes! [sometimes also ironically between women]

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