hondbrede
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- handbrede, hand brede, handbrode, handebrede, hande-brede, hande brede, handibreede, haunde-brede, hond-brede, hond brood, honde-brede
Etymology[edit]
From hond + brede (“breadth”); some forms are influenced by brood (“broad”). The supposed Old English *handbrǣd, *handbrǣdu mentioned by some sources is not likely to have existed.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hondbrede
Descendants[edit]
- ⇒ English: handbreadth
- Scots: handbreid
References[edit]
- “hō̆nd-brēde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.