# brud
## English
### Etymology

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

### Noun

brud (plural bruds)
* (slang) A male friend of a male.

#### Synonyms

* buddy, pal, mate

### Anagrams

* BrdU, Burd, burd, drub

## Danish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈb̥ʁuˀð], [ˈb̥ʁuðˀ]
* Rhymes: -uːˀð

#### Noun

brud c (singular definite bruden, plural indefinite brude)
* bride

##### Coordinate terms

* brudgom

### Etymology 2

Same as above.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈb̥ʁuˀð], [ˈb̥ʁuðˀ]
* Rhymes: -uːˀð

#### Noun

brud c (singular definite bruden, plural indefinite brude)
* least weasel

##### Inflection
### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈb̥ʁuð]
* Rhymes: -uð

#### Noun

brud n (singular definite bruddet, plural indefinite brud)
* break, breach
* fracture

##### Derived terms

* brudtøjning

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bruːt/

### Noun

brud
* plural of bard

## Middle English
### Noun

brud
* (West Midlands, Early Middle English) Alternative form of bride

## Norwegian Bokmål
### 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)
* a bride

#### Coordinate terms

* brudgom

#### Derived terms

* barnebrud
* brudepar
* brudepike

### References

* “brud” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* brur

### Etymology

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

### Noun

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

#### Coordinate terms

* brudgom

#### Derived terms

* barnebrud
* brudepar
* brudled

### References

* “brud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Saxon
### Etymology

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

#### Coordinate terms

* brūdigomo or brūdigumo

#### Descendants

* Middle Low German: brûde, brût
** German Low German: Bruut

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brudъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrut/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ut
* Syllabification: brud
* Homophones: bród, Bród, Brud

### Noun

brud m inan
* dirt, filth, grime
    Synonym: syf

#### Derived terms

* brudno
* brudny
* brudzić

### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brʉːd/
* Rhymes: -ʉːd

### Noun

brud c
* a bride
    brud och brudgumbride and groom
* (colloquial) a girl, a chick, a babe
    Synonym: (slang, borderline vulgar) brutta
    en snygg bruda hot chick
    motorcyklar och öl och brudarmotorcycles and beer and chicks [might give a sense of the tone]
    fixa brudar till festenget some girls for the party
    Tjena brudar!Hey babes! [sometimes also ironically between women]

#### Coordinate terms

* (bride): brudgum
* (chick): brudmagnet

#### See also

* grabbig

### References

* brud in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* brud in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* brud in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* B-dur