Participles
| Present | brǣdende |
| Past | (ġe)brǣded |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | brǣde |
| 2nd sing. | brǣdest; brǣtst |
| 3rd sing. | brǣdeþ; brǣtt; brǣt |
| 1st plur. | brǣdaþ |
| 2nd plur. | brǣdaþ |
| 3rd plur. | brǣdaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | brǣdde |
| 2nd sing. | brǣddest |
| 3rd sing. | brǣdde |
| 1st plur. | brǣddon |
| 2nd plur. | brǣddon |
| 3rd plur. | brǣddon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | brǣde |
| 2nd sing. | brǣde |
| 3rd sing. | brǣde |
| 1st plur. | brǣden |
| 2nd plur. | brǣden |
| 3rd plur. | brǣden |
Past
| 1st sing. | brǣdde |
| 2nd sing. | brǣdde |
| 3rd sing. | brǣdde |
| 1st plur. | brǣden; brǣdden |
| 2nd plur. | brǣden; brǣdden |
| 3rd plur. | brǣden; brǣdden |
Imperative
| Singular | brǣd |
| Plural | brǣdaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'brædan'
brædan,
Verbs similar to 'brædan'
arædan,
bædan,
berædan,
grædan,
rædan,
alædan,
aræfan,
aræman,
aræran,
bætan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *braidijan. Equivalent to brād (“broad”) + -an.
Sample Sentences
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baþian brimfuglas, · brǣdan feþra,
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hrēosan hrīm ond snāw, · hagle ġemenġed. (bathe of sea-birds, spread of feathers,
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fall of frost and snow, mingled with hail.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Cognates
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