bråd

See also: Brad, braad, brad, brád, and bráð

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish brāþer, from Old Norse bráðr (“hasty, sudden”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“hot, in a hurry, rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē- (“steam, vapour”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to seethe, toss about, cook”). Cognate with Icelandic bráður.

Adjective

bråd (comparative brådare, superlative brådast)

sudden, hasty, busy, full of hurry
ond, bråd död ― evil and sudden death (i.e. a murder)

bråda dagar ― busy days

Declension

Inflection of **bråd**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	bråd	brådare	brådast
neuter singular	brått	brådare	brådast
plural	bråda	brådare	brådast
masculine plural²	bråde	brådare	brådast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	bråde	brådare	brådaste
all	bråda	brådare	brådaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

Related terms

brått (bråttom)