bryd

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryːd/, [b̥ʁyðˀ]

Verb

bryd

1. imperative of bryde

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

bryd

1. alternative form of bride

Etymology 2

Noun

bryd

1. alternative form of brid (“bird”)

Old English

Etymology

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

Cognates

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bryːd/

Noun

brȳd f

1. bride

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	brȳd	brȳde, brȳda
accusative	brȳd, brȳde	brȳde, brȳda
genitive	brȳde	brȳda
dative	brȳde	brȳdum

Coordinate terms

• brȳdguma

Descendants

• Middle English: bride, brid, bryd, bryde, brud, brude (Southern, West Midlands)
  • English: bride
  • Scots: bride
  • Yola: breede

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /brɨːd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /briːd/
• Rhymes: -ɨːd
• Homophone: brid (“breed”) (South Wales)

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh bryt, from Proto-Brythonic *brɨd, from Proto-Celtic *britis.

Noun

bryd m (plural brydiau)

1. aim, intent, purpose

Derived terms

• brydffodio (“to speculate, philosophise”)
• dedfryd (“sentence, judgment”)
• gwrolfryd (“magnanimity, fortitude”)
• hwyrfryd (“slothful”)
• hyfryd (“lovely, delightful”)
• iselfryd (“humble, meek, lowly”)
• llwyrfryd (“determination, resolution”)
• meddylfryd (“mind, mentality”)
• trymfryd (“sadness, sorrow”)
• tueddfryd (“inclination, disposition”)
• uchelfryd (“ambition, aspiration; ambitious”)
• unfryd (“unanimity; unanimous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bryd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bryd	fryd	mryd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

Mutated form of pryd (“time”).

Noun

bryd

1. soft mutation of pryd

Mutation

Mutated forms of pryd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pryd	bryd	mhryd	phryd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies