Etymology

bred

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First used 1650sMiddle English bred ← Old English bred
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bred · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bred · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited frombred“board, plank, tablet, table”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombred
  3. English todaybred

From Middle English bred, from Old English bred (“board, plank, tablet, table”). More at braid.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbred all →

bread

Old Englishbred all →

braidBretford

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1650s simple past and past participle of breed

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