# breden
## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English brǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *brādan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną; equivalent to brede (“roast”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

#### Alternative forms

* brede

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrɛːdən/, /ˈbreːdən/

#### Verb

breden
* To grill; to roast.
* To torture with fire.

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) breden, brede | (to) breden, brede |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | brede | bredde, bradde |
| 2nd-person singular | bredest | breddest, braddest |
| 3rd-person singular | bredeth | bredde, bradde |
| subjunctive singular | brede | bredde, bradde |
| imperative singular | brede | — |
| plural$^1$ | breden, brede | bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde |
| imperative plural | bredeth, brede | — |
| participles | bredynge, bredende | bred, brad, ybred, ybrad |
$^1$Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

##### Descendants

* Scots: brede

##### References

* “brēden, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2

From Old English brǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic *braidijan, from Proto-Germanic *braidijaną; equivalent to brod (“broad”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

#### Alternative forms

* brede

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrɛːdən/

#### Verb

breden
* To spread; to stretch out.
* To cover by spreading.
* To spread around; to disseminate or scatter.

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) breden, brede | (to) breden, brede |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | brede | bredde, bradde |
| 2nd-person singular | bredest | breddest, braddest |
| 3rd-person singular | bredeth | bredde, bradde |
| subjunctive singular | brede | bredde, bradde |
| imperative singular | brede | — |
| plural$^1$ | breden, brede | bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde |
| imperative plural | bredeth, brede | — |
| participles | bredynge, bredende | bred, brad, ybred, ybrad |
$^1$Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

##### Descendants

* Scots: brede

##### References

* “brēden, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 3

From Old English brēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną; equivalent to brod (“brood”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

#### Alternative forms

* bred, brede, bredyn, breede

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbreːdən/

#### Verb

breden
* To create; to engender or produce:
** To breed; to mate (of birds)
** To carry offspring (in the womb or egg)
** To bear; to give birth.
** To raise; to cause to grow.
** (rare) To breed (selectively mate)
* To come into being; to arise or grow.
* To exist (somewhere); to live or dwell.
* (rare) To be carried in the womb.

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) breden, brede | (to) breden, brede |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | brede | bredde, bradde |
| 2nd-person singular | bredest | breddest, braddest |
| 3rd-person singular | bredeth | bredde, bradde |
| subjunctive singular | brede | bredde, bradde |
| imperative singular | brede | — |
| plural$^1$ | breden, brede | bredden, bredde, bradden, bradde |
| imperative plural | bredeth, brede | — |
| participles | bredynge, bredende | bred, brad, ybred, ybrad |
$^1$Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

##### Derived terms

* bredynge

##### Descendants

* English: breed
* Scots: breed

##### References

* “brẹ̄den, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

breden
* Alternative form of breiden

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

breden m
* definite singular of brede